As several list members advised, I was able to remove the piston and rod from the bottom past the crank. I found this had to be done on the camshaft side of the engine and it's a bit tricky. The cran
Hi Bob, I am pretty certain that the piston went in from the bottom at the factory, probably pre-connected to the rod. But, with the crankshaft in place you're going to have a very difficult time get
Having just completed the task I can assure you that it is a real knuckle scraper to compress the rings when reinstalling the pistons from beneath but I don't see how you could do it any other way.
Am I to understand that you've done this so far without removing the head? I sure do think that your life would be easier if the took it off. Since you got it out that way, it says that the piston w
of rod as difficult time getting a ring You can fit the rings with a jubilee hose clamp or your fingers, not easy, but possible. The engine was on a stand, hence accessible at all points, else I don'
Put the piston with rod in from the bottom. It will go up far enough to the top to put the rings on with a compressor, slowly tap back down and then connect the rod bearings and cap. Changed several
How right you are! If the pistons go in from the top, that really is all - the bores are too small for the rods to go in that way. If you really want to assemble an XPAG engine so that it will actual
Yeah, Terry, but I'll bet you never owned a 1934 MG PA which, if you didn't use it for a week or so (and in those days I could afford only a gallon of gas a week!) had the following starting procedur