Is there a preference here for torquing up the big ends is it crank in or crank out ?
At present my conrods are in place just nipped up on the crank on my ultra clean bench - I've checked that the rods are the right way round with the shell notches facing the exhuast side of the engine - this also tallies with the markings on the bearing caps from the photos I took when dismantling all back in the correct order on the crank journals.
It strikes me it might be easier to torque the big end nuts with the crank in the upper engine casing or is it better to do them with the crank out ?
What do folk here think ?
