At that point, the only thing left for me to do was have the block bored over for bigger pistons. I have wiseco pistons in one engine, I had just removed the CP pistons from this motor and had decided to go up two sizes and use my JE 84MM slugs. I got the block back, did some extra cleaning of it and started the necessary work to fit the pistons. Each piston ring had to be filed fitted to each cylinder and documented using the mathematical computations included in the kit (interesting). Once finished, cleaned and re-cleaned, I installed the pistons all at once without rotating the crankshaft (Just my way of doing things).
So I cleaned-up all the dripping engine lubricant and prepared the oil pan's mating surfaces for installation, installed the oil pan, bolted it down and went on my merry way. A couple of days later, I came back to install the head and when I looked on the ground, I saw that dreaded site I saw back in 1999 when my first set of wiseco pistons were installed backwards by the machinist and not verified by me, so when I installed the pistons into the block, little aluminum shafts fell out of the block. Oh No, broken oil squirters, so I had those welded and went on to do amazing things with that engine (Minus the wiseco slugs..lol).
The scenario was nearly the same this time, but the pistons were not put on backwards. The oil jet relief on the JE piston skirt is not in the range of the stock Nissan oil squirter and subsequently cost me two oil squirters. I decided I was not going to remove the pistons because I went through hell putting them in, so I removed the crank girdle, removed the oil squirters, cut off the locking tangs on the oil squirters, re-cleaned the oil squirters, put the back in the block and adjusted their angle to each individual piston.
So I went from CP 83MM pistons and K1 rods to JE 84MM pistons and Pauter rods (Expensive upgrade). I'll be placing the CP pistons and K1 rods in my virgin 83MM block and that will be an upgraded engine either for sale or whatever. So the moral of this story is, test fit components before final assembly. My experience sometimes causes complacency which will create delays. The advantage I have is, I have a plethora of everything and none of my CA powered cars are my daily, so I can afford to screw-up every now and then.
Again beware of the JE pistons and any aftermarket piston that you decide to use in your application. It may just very well cost you more than you've already spent. It sucked even for me to have to rip the oil pan back off and scrounge of two more oil squirters. Problem solved and engine has been reassembled
.P.S. I will add this to the sticky section in about a week or so.
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