Originally Posted by builtb16a

ok, well, the engine has ide say 3 gallons on it. its on its 1st pinch.

the only way the crank isn't installed correctly, is if the rear bearing isnt' all the way in. now, you would think after 3 gallons, it would move by now, but its not. the only movement is the physical crankshaft, and visually the front.

the crank is pulled through, and the collet is tight on the crank. with the flywheel chucked up, its still moving. only thought is the crank main journal is too long. the collet is tight on the front bearing inner race, and the crank is flush on the rear main. only solution to eliminate play is to shim the crank at the rear, or take some material off the crank where the front main race sits on the crank. the flywheel, or the collet isn't going to get any tighter.