When Engine Building Goes Bad, Why Me? Options

[914Sixer]

I am working along building the 2056. I have 3 of the piston and cylinders in place. I am putting the last piston pin spiral lock in place and then!!!!! The damm lock goes flying into the CASE. Here we go again, tearing the engine down AGAIN. Got the case pulled in half. Sure enough it was laying there.

I started over again on the 1st piston and drop it on the rubber mat. It bounced and broke a tab off the skirt of the KB piston. Why me?

It cost $63.83 for dropping the piston. Now I will have to add another week to the build schedule. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

[veekry9]

http://arstechnica.com/information-technol...r-force-review/
Make sure you 'do not' drop the wrench. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
Strings,like for children's mittens,so you 'do not',drop the wrench.
Pita,getting older,the onset of debilitating decrepitude.
You should get that looked at,the inadvertent loss of muscle memory. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
There is a series of tests,that measures the incidence of such events.
A similar effect can be seen in hyperbaric chamber experiments,and the loss of motor control,asphyxia.
Even at peak physical fitness,the Mercury astronauts too,displayed the symptoms.
I mention this because of a similar incident in the die-shop,where the guy installed the slide cams reversed.
A 200K kaboom,for a moment's lapse in concentration,and a delivery date that was delayed.
A brain fart,and one that can be helped to avoid. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
May your build go smoothly,and error free. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


Toolguy says:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=borescope&am...H2P-EO9vfTdM%3A
https://www.google.ca/search?q=magnetic+wan...c6UIkJT7Y-iM%3A
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BTW,it's not just you,everyone building engines has pulled a bonehead move at some point on the learning curve.
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