340 break in question

dukeboy_318 said
]It’s a funny thing when it comes to assembling an engine. There’s so many different accepted approaches. In both internet form and book form. For example, last week there was the discussion about which order to put the pistons in my 440. One book says start at number 1, then go 7,2,8,3,6,5,4; the other book says start at 3, go to 6, 4, 5, 1,8,2,7 and then the 1980s Haynes manual says 3,4,5,6,1,2,7,8 .

Then the same books, have 3 different orders for torquing the mains and setting the thrust bearing, then on top of that, the Haynes book shows the anchor slots being on opposite sides on the rod from each other, but if you do that, the oil holes in the bearings don’t line up.

crazy crazy

I posted this in another thread but it applies here too

Agreed. My experience in the last 2 years asking questions and acquiring parts has been similar. The internet is great yet, there's a rabbit hole waiting at every junction, even simple stuff like fuel filters, micron particles before and after pump, 2 different clutch rod lengths, tubing nut sizes, radiators with and without attach points for shrouds. Ive got a long way to go and have learned to roll with the punches. Im thankful this is my hobby, and if I get frustrated I've learned to walk away for a day or 12 which was really hard to do when I was younger. Here's to an awesome week to all of you!
Tim