Reply To: TN 28 total rebuild

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Well I don’t think the rings are the issue now. I loosely put rod caps on the crank and hand tightened a couple nuts on the other half of the block and the motor spun snug but freely. However if I tighten the rod caps it gets a little snugger and if I tighten the other half of the block it’s pretty stiff to turn the crank with an 8” crescent wrench. There is no gasket between the two halves so maybe the sealer is “just enough” to loosen it back up some? Time will tell

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