Originally Posted by
sickpuppy1
Even with the extra shim on? I wasnt able to at first, but now its much easier, I mean , it doesnt just roll over, but it doesnt take too much pressure to turn it over the TDC by hand. And realize too, that I still have the flywheel on, so its not like I'm turning the crank over with my fingers ,LOL
you should still need a set of channel locks to get around the flywheel to turn it over. even with the extra shim. I am coming up on 1/2 gallon on one of my 7 ports and still cannot turn flywheel by hand. I have 2 gallons on my 5port and can just get it over buy hand. basically it is considered broken in. also you didn't let the engine sit with the piston at tdc did you? If it were me I would pull head off and back plate to get a good look at the cylinder bore to make sure a piston pin clip did not pop off and is scoring your cylider wall.