Danni build - February 26: First Assembly and Run
The first assembly
Exciting times—the first assembly! With all the pieces connected together, the engine was running.
All the pieces together for the first assembly and run.
A little flywheel clearance
The flywheel was catching the base—oops. I could have taken a little more off the flywheel, but instead used a small shim to give it the clearance it needed.
The flywheel touching the base: a small clearance problem to sort out.
Wearing in
A little oil and some time running helped the engine wear in, and it soon ran much more smoothly.
After this, I took it apart for painting and reassembly. All the fun machining was now done.