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Originally Posted by Ginganinja

hmmm, ok maybe i just need to use a little extra force, i was just worried about damaging the rings and cylinders before.

As for the timing chain i was thinking of rigging a hook up or something that would easily pull out the chain from the cylinders if thats what you mean. I did run into a problem that everytime i turn the crank to move the pistons, the gears want to eat the chain This is just a bit of a nuisance, but easy to deal with.

I can check for head warpage real quick before i throw it together, what do i check? all the mating seats where gaskets go? top of case, lower and upper of cylinder and lower of head?

I have all new gaskets, to put on, one of the more frustrating parts of putting the pistons in i find is dealing with the gasket as well.

I thought there were alignment pins that the gasket can sit on while you put the cylinder block on. There shouldn't be any noticeable gap under the straight edge. If you see any, the manual tells the maximum thickness.