Stan begins to put the finished castings in place. Click here to view the gallery.
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Checking the fit of the rear cylinder mount and rear seal housing.
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Drilling the holes in the rear cylinder mount.
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Beginning to bolt the rear cylinder mount in place.
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Stan used a string to determine, in very precise measurements, how close to perfect alignment the cylinder was with the piston rod, connecting rod and everything else in the center of the crankshaft.
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Lining up the piston rod to the crosshead assembly.
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Beginning to put the crosshead assembly in place.
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The connecting rod in allignment with the crosshead assembly.
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