Service Manual

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Table of Contents
Twin Cylinder Engine Service Manual
February 2017 - Digital Edition
ENGINE ASSEMBLY
Assemble Lower End (Cont.)
Piston onto Connecting Rod (#2 Cylinder)
1. Gather the matching components for the #2 cylinder.
2. Install the piston pin clip into the piston.
3. Orient the piston with the “PTO” mark pointing down.
4. Assemble the piston to the connecting rod with long length rotated 90° clockwise of the PTO.
5. Insert the pin.
6. Install the second piston pin clip.
NOTE: Rotate both clips so the ends are not in the cutout area of the piston.
7. Verify the connecting rod crank journal has the large taper facing down when the piston “PTO” (circled below)
mark is downward (Figure 10).
Figure 10