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source : www.fawde.com/about-us Engine rebuilding is a complex task, so you need to avoid mistakes when going through the engine rebuild process. To make your life easier, we'd like to share a list of 9 rookie mistakes you may make when building your engine. Make sure you don't make any of these mistakes to avoid getting into trouble. Failing to take proper crankshaft measurements This is probably the most common mistake we encounter. On Kohler K-Series engines, your cylinders may be out of spec by as little as .003 inches and your crankshaft may be out of spec by as much as .0005 inches. Many customers have decided that a standard size assembly is what they want based on the smoothness of the cylinder bore and crankshaft. On the other hand, your eye cannot tell the difference between a cylinder with a .004" taper or a crank journal with a .0005" (thousandths of an inch) out-of-roundness. An out-of-spec engine may not show any visible signs of wear or damage. If you ...

  You probably understand the importance of your car's engine. Without a working engine, you won't get very far. But most of us don't know much about how vehicle engines work. When identifying your car's engine type, it usually comes down to the cylinders. So, what exactly is a cylinder? We'll go over this, as well as some other engine parts you should know about. You probably already know that cylinders are an important part of your car engine . Whenever you look at a new car, the number of cylinders is usually located front and center. Most of us associate the number of cylinders with power, and there's nothing wrong with that. Car cylinders are a lot like the pot you use to cook your food. It's not the cylinder itself that is powerful, but what it holds. Car cylinders contain fuel. The more cylinders you have, the more fuel you can use at one time. It's the same with cooking pots and pans. You can cook 2 liters of soup in a 1-liter pot. The cylinders ...