Got home early today so I installed the crankshaft - not really very difficult.
As mine is a late model engine, the rear bearing is sealed using an o-ring rather than the paper gasket present on the earlier models. I coated the mating surfaces with Loctite so hopefully it will never leak
The hardest bit was supporting the crankshaft while I installed both bearings. The bolts were torqued in a radial fashion to a torque of 15ftlb as suggested by my manual. I borrowed a Philips head adapter so I could torque the large cross-head screws.
The actual bearing surfaces were liberally coated with engine oil prior to assembly.
Tomorrow night I'll assemble the pistons, conrods and cylinders.
Chris