Well it's back together. Still not sure about the balance rods. One video on Youtube suggested the bevel should point towards the crank weights. As if to clear the machining. Except there's nothing to clear. And with it up to capture oil splashes and hold them till it runs down in between makes way more sense.
In pushing in the new oil seals I noticed what may either be casting lines or a bunch of cracks. And I spotted what may be a crack in the bottom pan. Doesn't seek to go all the way through thought. So this may all be wasted money other than the entertainment of rebuilding an engine.
We'll see in a couple of days. The RTV gasket material has to cure first before I tighten down the valve cover gasket. Still some cleaning on the main tractor frame. Probably won't get it together until the weekend since so much other stuff going on this week.
![Re-assembled.jpg Re-assembled.jpg](https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/data/attachments/43/43116-48ac6a6324d587a92cbdffaf0b7f9c51.jpg?hash=y4zRkRLhmz)
In pushing in the new oil seals I noticed what may either be casting lines or a bunch of cracks. And I spotted what may be a crack in the bottom pan. Doesn't seek to go all the way through thought. So this may all be wasted money other than the entertainment of rebuilding an engine.
We'll see in a couple of days. The RTV gasket material has to cure first before I tighten down the valve cover gasket. Still some cleaning on the main tractor frame. Probably won't get it together until the weekend since so much other stuff going on this week.
![Re-assembled.jpg Re-assembled.jpg](https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/data/attachments/43/43116-48ac6a6324d587a92cbdffaf0b7f9c51.jpg?hash=y4zRkRLhmz)