Whats your the part you like least of building your engines?

**keefallan** · 05-25-2019, 03:22 PM

Ok guys. This one crosses all lines. I was pulling the pistons off my rods today and installing new pistons on the rods. This was for my crossflow motor. Installing the wristpin(with loose needles) is by far the most tedious and time consuming for me on a crossflow build. I don't hate it. I tolerate it since it is a part of the build. But it is definitely my least favorite. I don't mind loose bearings on the crank side. the procedure for loose needles on the wrist side.................awful. I spent 4 hours doing 6 pistons today, that's when this question came to me.

What is your least fav when you have to build an engine.................just curious.

**flabum1017** · 05-25-2019, 05:39 PM

Wrist pin bearings are easy, needle bearing grease and I have a rod cut down that fits in the bearings to keep them in place until I push the wrist pin in.....

I actually love building engines, so my least favorite part, I still like doing..... cleaning everything up.......

**keefallan** · 05-25-2019, 07:12 PM

I figured there would be someone to say cleaning up. THat may have been my first choice...........but since I had already done that weeks ago, I may have forgotten the mess associated with that. But wrist pin stress was good-n-high-today.

It sounds like you took an old wrist pin and cut it down? And then pushed it out the bottom with the actual wrist pin? Pretty clever

. Why wouldn't the OMC manual state something like that?(sarcasm).....I mean they've got a frickin tool for everything...........go figure, they don't have a tool to make piston install easier...........more sarcasm

**eli** · 05-25-2019, 07:32 PM

measuring and re measuring ,pin needles are ok i have the tool for it ,torque the bolts kind of a pain

**Merc 2.5** · 05-25-2019, 08:32 PM

I'm with the guys. I actually like putting pistons on rods with no special tools , just little needle bearing grease. I do mean little as possible tho , I wish I had a couple of build rite now Haha, once u get a rhythm with the bearings then all is gravy , usually after 1st 6 haha

**pkstv** · 05-25-2019, 08:54 PM

Scraping the build up off the pistons .

**Capt.Insane-o** · 05-25-2019, 10:50 PM

Finding out i was shipped 10 rod bolts instead of 12

**flabum1017** · 05-25-2019, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o

Finding out i was shipped 10 rod bolts instead of 12

or the wrong sized rings

**FMP** · 05-25-2019, 11:36 PM

Forgetting a stupid little part that should have been on the first order and paying shipping twice. Even if it's just a mail order.

**flabum1017** · 05-25-2019, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by FMP

Forgetting a stupid little part that should have been on the first order and paying shipping twice. Even if it's just a mail order.

Oh, you mean the carb linkage roller?

**keefallan** · 05-26-2019, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by eli

measuring and re measuring ,pin needles are ok i have the tool for it ,torque the bolts kind of a pain

For whatever reason, and I don't know why, I get a great deal of satisfaction with the mics and bore gauge stuff. Slow process or should I say tedious.

**keefallan** · 05-26-2019, 03:31 AM

Originally Posted by flabum1017

Oh, you mean the carb linkage roller?

You guys just reminded me I needed to re-order sumthin. What was it................I cant remember.......seriously

**keefallan** · 05-26-2019, 03:45 AM

I remember now..............intake screens for my lower unit............I'm holding out, cause I know I will need more b4 its all over. Keep buying 3 dollar parts with 7 dollar shipping.........sheesh. Stop the bleeding.

**SS Minnow** · 05-26-2019, 07:12 AM

Paying the tab. Co-incidentally that is my limiting factor for my builds.

When that rich uncle that I never met passes away and leaves me his fortune, my lawn mower is gettin ported, polished, and NOS just cause I can.