Before I removed all the bolts, I had to remove some of the small parts that will easily get lost. The first one is the o rings. There's a mix of orange and black and all are in pretty good condition, except for one that looks like got squashed on installation. I will be replacing all of these.
Next is the locating dowel just above where the oil pump mounts.
I needed to figure out a way of keeping track of the case bolts as I removed them. For all other parts, I made up a simple code which identifies which engine the part came from and either tag them or place in resealable plastic bags. This is working well so far, but won't work for all the engine bolts of differing sizes and lengths. I figured a basic diagram was about the easiest way. This also helped me figure out the number sequence as the castings on the case vary.
Lastly, I found a couple of large metal fragments during disassembly. Being much larger than filings, I put them aside hoping to figure out where they came from and why.
Looking at the engine case I found the spot (about 1 o'clock from the crankshaft below). The parts form a king of catch all underneath the bottom cam chain drive. I think this part is there to stop the cam chain from falling all the way down into the case if it comes loose. I don't think there will be any problems if I leave it as is. I can't think of a way of repairing without it coming loose again.
Next is the locating dowel just above where the oil pump mounts.
I needed to figure out a way of keeping track of the case bolts as I removed them. For all other parts, I made up a simple code which identifies which engine the part came from and either tag them or place in resealable plastic bags. This is working well so far, but won't work for all the engine bolts of differing sizes and lengths. I figured a basic diagram was about the easiest way. This also helped me figure out the number sequence as the castings on the case vary.
Lastly, I found a couple of large metal fragments during disassembly. Being much larger than filings, I put them aside hoping to figure out where they came from and why.
Looking at the engine case I found the spot (about 1 o'clock from the crankshaft below). The parts form a king of catch all underneath the bottom cam chain drive. I think this part is there to stop the cam chain from falling all the way down into the case if it comes loose. I don't think there will be any problems if I leave it as is. I can't think of a way of repairing without it coming loose again.
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