The cylinders are ready to install. Before installing them I decided to take the valves back out and measure all the parts and fits to find out how much life to expect out of all the parts. The cylinders were bored .015" oversize and repaired as needed with new valves, springs, pistons, piton pins and rings by Buldoc up in Minnesota. As with the rest of the engine everything was found to be at the Maximum Material Condition, i.e. long life side of the tolerance. This has probably been the best news during this whole project. The engine should be reasonably expected to achieve the 1800 hour TBO (SIL98-9A). The wooden post is the stand I made, using a piece of 4x4, to set the cylinder on while removing or installing the valve keepers. The old (1945) training video on overhauling the small Continental makes the Overhaul Manual much easier to understand. The details have changed a lot since then but the basic tasks and tools, not so much.
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