Well that was painful. My arms currently look like a cross between self harm and drug addiction, and my back is killing me. It would have been much easier if I had some help with this bit or if I had some sort of hydraulic table lift, but no one was around and I didn't think of the lift (the type to raise Harley's or MX Bikes) so I had to do it the old fashioned way. If you don't know what I did today this before shot might help...
It was a tight fit at the rear with the powdercoat as I had to shave a little off plus I haven't been able to fit the damper washer yet, but the engine is in. Unfortunately not without a slight mishap as it slid off of the jack when my back gave out and I lost grip of it. It slid down and rolled over, but stayed on the bench. I don't think there was any damage as it was gentle. The crank still rotates nicely so only time will tell but I can see nothing untoward on the cases.
But the engine is in an the cradle is on loosely. But I now need to take it out to fit the damper washers, however the plan for this is to remove one of the mounts lift the engine and insert the damper. Simple in its ingenuity, what can possibly go wrong?
But if this doesn't work then I will be taking it fully out and trying again, but with some assistance. And as a note it was a lot, lot easier to remove the engine as it is light. However if you are holding it with one hand, manoeuvring it with the other and sliding the bolt in with your other hand it does start to get heavy quite quickly.
There is a reason that I have fitted the engine at this point even as I still have some issues with the clutch cover as the oil pump retaining bolts are playing up. Investigation is required there. But coming back to the point of the fitting I need to check the exhausts. I have a set of exhausts to go on, but they might need something doing to them. These are not the exhausts that I took of due mainly to them having a similar mass of the moon...