Re: Important rebuild tools
First on the list, make your own flywheel puller or buy a harmonic balacer puller. Three jaw gear pullers just don't do the job. Second, buy a good quality INCH POUND torque wrench capable of up to about 250-300 inch pounds. An air impact wrench sometimes can be handy in cracking off the flywheel but for most jobs is not a necessity.
You will most likely break off screws and a high quality cobalt steel drill bit set and a couple of taps is a must.
A couple of decent sized prybars are necessary to remove powerheads from engine legs. A small to medium press is very helpfull in removing wrist pins and con rods. Additionally, if you will be using stock replacement pistons you will need a special tool to space the small end bearings. If you use aftermarket pistons with the wrist pin retained by circlips, then this tool is not needed.
To find a good machine shop for boring, search out shops that do hi-po auto engines or someone who specializes in outboards. ---Even though the bottom of the cylinders are open, the bearing mounts pass across. Thus: the boring bar and hone can not pass all the way through the bore and these engines are considered closed bore engines. It does take a little extra skill to bore and hone them correctly.
