Chevrolet Corvette 1963 Repair & Tune-Up Manual page 126

118 ENGINE AND ENGINE REBUILDING
rag, and remove the cuttings that remain on
the piston with a magnet and a rag soaked in
clean oil.
NOTE: Make sure the piston top and cyl-
inder bore are absolutely clean before
moving the piston.
4. Match-mark the connecting rod cap to
the connecting rod with a scribe; each cap
must be reinstalled on its proper rod in the
proper direction. Remove the connecting rod
bearing cap and the rod bearing. Number the
top of each piston with silver paint or a felt-
tip pen for later assembly.
5. Cut lengths of % in. diameter hose to
use as rod bolt guides. Install the hose over
the threads of the rod bolts, to prevent the
bolt threads from damaging the crankshaft
journals and cylinder walls when the piston
is removed.
6. Squirt some clean engine oil onto the
cylinder wall from above, until the wall is
Stamped number matchmarks on connecting rod
and cap
Scribe a matchmark on the connecting rod and cap
Fabricate rod bolt guides out of rubber hose to pre-
vent damage to crankshaft journals when remov-
ing or Installing pistons
Carefully tap the piston and rod assembly out of
the cylinder bore with a wooden hammer handle
coated. Carefully push the piston and rod as-
sembly up and out of the cylinder by tapping
on the bottom of the connecting rod with a
wooden hammer handle.
7. Place the rod bearing and cap back on
the connecting rod, and install the nuts tem
porarily. Using a number stamp or punch,
stamp the cylinder number on the side of the
connecting rod and cap; this will help keep
the proper piston and rod assembly on the
proper cylinder.
NOTE: On all V8s, starting at the front
the right bank cylinders are 2-4-6-8 and the
left bank 1-3-5-7.
8. Remove remaining pistons in similar
manner. On all engines, the notch on the pis
ton will face the front of the engine for assem-
USE A SHORT
PIECE OF 3/8"
HOSE AS A
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