ABA engine assembly questions...one down...

[rapieper@yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

I have the answer on the bearing, the #4 gets the grooved half (thanks
Potterman).

Re: the piston orientation, I'll have the right Bentley tonight, but
any advance answer would be appreciated.

Ron

--- Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Soo...I'm putting this engine-in-a-box together for Big Mac, but have
> a
> few Q's (I didn't take it apart(:
> 
> -The main bearing shells (block half) consist of 4 shells with no
> groove and one with a groove.  The block-half shells that came out
> are
> grooveless...is the bearing set wrong  - or - where do I put the
> grooved shell half?  (FWIW, from Bentley, #1 main is the only one
> that
> doesn't have an oil galley feeding a rod bearing).
> 
> -Pistons - which way is right?  (These are presently disconnected
> from
> the rods.)  If I hold the piston with the wrist pin vertically
> (that's
> up-and-down for dummies), the stamped numbers 82.485 and below that,
> an
> R, in the center of the lower half are readable.   Still holding it
> that way, there's a horizontal line in the lower left.  In the upper
> right, about 2:00, is an arrow point to the upper left with a 495
> below
> it.  
> 
> I can install them so that the 82.485 is read viewed from the
> flywheel
> or the timing belt.  Which is right? 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ron
> 
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