A beer and a Maker's on the rocks later, I was ready to take another stab at reassembling this engine.
I put all the parts in order (with the rear rotor well out of reach so I don't try to install it first) and prepped all the surfaces. I didn't get any pics of this build because they'd all look pretty much the same as the first try, just with less failure sprinkled in. Here are some pics with the first and second rotors installed, ready to put the rear plate on.
And with the rear plate installed. Now I can start sinking all of the binder bolts in, which will suck all the sections of the motor together and set the seals.
The manual specifies tightening all the binder bolts in a specific order, similar to how you'd torque the lugs on the wheels of your car. I used a silver sharpie to mark all the bolts.
Finally! She's all back together. AND the rotor turns!
But how well will it run? We'll have to wait and see; there's a lot of work ahead of us still...
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