Finally found some more time to work on the engine. Also picked up a valve compressor and some feeler gauges.
I am trying to figure out how to check crankshaft end play. Hopefully you guys can tell me if I am doing it right. I put a pry bar at the last cap and pried it forward and then placed it at the second cap and pried back. In the picture below, did I put the feeler gauge in the right place to get a reading? I can get a gauge in on one side, but couldn't get anything to fit on the opposite side of the cap with the thrust bearing. The allowance is 0.0040-0.0080, as seen in the picture, a 0.006 gauge slides in, but if the gauge is moved up towards the cylinders, a 0.008 gauge will fit, but if the feeler is moved down towards the bottom of the cap, even the smallest feeler will not fit. Am I checking this right? And if so, what does this mean?
Here are some shots for the heck of it...
Oh, and when removing the crankshaft, is there a sequence to follow to unbolting the mains? Kind of like the torque sequence on the cylinder head?