Hope everyone's having a great week.
I lost all my oil a month or so back and managed to seize the engine. In spite of advice saying to "just buy a new engine" and other expensive options, I've decided to try my hand at repairing my old gal, if nothing else than to learn more about these engines, and engines in general.
I've never taken an engine apart, so I'm a wee bit out of my comfort zone. A couple of pointers and advice would help a lot in getting me back out of the forest.
Questions:
- How do I ensure that the counter-balance is correctly oriented when I reassemble the crank assembly into the case?
- Is there anything I should pay attention to that isn't so obvious now that I have the case split?
- Do I need to add any RTV to the case halves when reassembling, as it looks like there was a little bit already in place
- Is it a bad idea to blue loctite every bolt as I reassemble?
Some remarks: Those two hex nuts up above where the oil filter goes are literally the toughest bolts I've ever had to crack in my life. Also, don't, don't, don't buy a polymer movers dolly from Horror freight to rest your engine on, 1000lb capacity be damned. The surreptitious part of the title is because I'm doing this engine work against my complex's rules right in my carport.
Pics next post.
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