Balancing Connecting Rods and Pistons - Endura Engine Rebuild - Episode 4.1
First stage of balancing the Endura engine's connecting rods and pistons, focusing on weighing, logging, and organizing the values of each assembly. The goal is to build a reliable baseline before removing material and matching weights in a DIY rebuild
Video chapters
- 00:00 Let's Get Started!
- 00:05 My expectations for the rebuild
- 01:35 What we will do in this video
- 02:00 Why balance the engine?
- 04:23 Starting to weigh the pistons
- 08:11 Piston weighing results
Tools used
- kitchen scale (1g scale resolution)
Parts mentioned / replaced
- piston
- piston pin
- connecting rod
- crankshaft