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Old Mar 7, 2020 | 05:38 PM
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Alright Gents, took the engine apart down to the piston heads, cleaned it all and new gaskets. After assembly (which is almost done now) is there anything I need to do to get it ready before I turn it over? Like should I put it in first and roll it a bit to get the oil back where it needs to be?
 
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OK, you removed the heads. New gaskets n put er back together.
 
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Heads and hugs with all new gaskets, did the whole James Upper engine gasket set. It's all back together now, but it's drizzling outside so I'm in no super rush to get it going, just wanna make sure I don't need to do something to it before starting it and maybe oil isn't in the right places yet 🤷‍♂️
 
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