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Building An Engine, What Specialty Tools To Buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="IronSnake" data-source="post: 16521321" data-attributes="member: 46336"><p>It depends on how you decided to install the bearings and check everything.</p><p></p><p>You'll want a seriously good set of calipers to check the bearing surfaces. Then you'll want a dial bore gauge to check the cylinder sizes and bearing sizes after you pre-install them. Plastigauge "works" but on 4.6's I've found its better to do it this way. You can mic' out every bearing surface and bore size every bearing cap. </p><p></p><p>The other tip I have for you is:</p><p>1) Don't drink beer. Don't do it when you feel even remotely unwell or out of sorts. Mistakes are easily made</p><p>2) Don't do it with a party of people. A max of 1 additional person to help</p><p>3) Don't have a ton of distractions- Music, Radio, TV, etc. Try to stay as focused as possible</p><p></p><p>I'm sure the above doesn't matter to engine builders with tons of experience and time in the field, but the above made the biggest difference and cut down on mistakes for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IronSnake, post: 16521321, member: 46336"] It depends on how you decided to install the bearings and check everything. You'll want a seriously good set of calipers to check the bearing surfaces. Then you'll want a dial bore gauge to check the cylinder sizes and bearing sizes after you pre-install them. Plastigauge "works" but on 4.6's I've found its better to do it this way. You can mic' out every bearing surface and bore size every bearing cap. The other tip I have for you is: 1) Don't drink beer. Don't do it when you feel even remotely unwell or out of sorts. Mistakes are easily made 2) Don't do it with a party of people. A max of 1 additional person to help 3) Don't have a ton of distractions- Music, Radio, TV, etc. Try to stay as focused as possible I'm sure the above doesn't matter to engine builders with tons of experience and time in the field, but the above made the biggest difference and cut down on mistakes for me. [/QUOTE]
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