Speaking of crank pins...

I've spoken with some of you, who have expressed some frustration when pulling the engine apart, prior to running it. It seems that the conrod is tough to get off the crank pin, if you disassemble prior to running. Basically, when you break in the motor, this loosens up a bit.

Anyways- you are taking apart the motor prior to running it, use a pair of small curved needle nose pliers to get the rod halfway off. While holding the curved pliers so that the rod is still half off the crank pin, tap the pin with a small hammer and a 3mm hex driver. This will pop the rod through without chipping the conrod.