SSactionLs1

ok the new cam is in...i did the magnet method and i didnt hear anything fall...so i guess its all good?

and im doing pump and chain as well...can i just LOWER the oil pan? and not remove it? i plan to breakin with the oil thats in there...

thanks everybody

Cal

iTrader: (1)

Yes just lower it, you don't need to revmove it. The oil can stay in there also.

SSactionLs1

does this mean i unbolt all of them or what? just hte front ones?

Cal

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When I did it I took out the front ones, but just loosened the rest of them. I had the front end of my car on one-foot high ramps, and a small amount of oil did run out the back of the pan. But your ramps probably won't be that high; these are some I built myself.

SSactionLs1

ok ill give it a try..thanks

Scalpel

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Stuff a TOWEL or something under the oil pickup tube so that if you drop the oil pickup tube bolt it doesn't roll to the back of the oil pan!

2001CamaroGuy

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I found I had to pull the motor mount (drivers side) and roll the motor (lift with a jack under the bell housing) to get enough room to get to all the oil pan bolts (factory K-member is in the way).

Push

When you try to put that damn bolt back in the oil pick up, try this. Take a piece of thread, tie it around the bolt. At the other end, tie a heavy nut. When you drop the bolt (into the oil pan, and you will), the weight of the nut will ****** it right back out. Otherwise, you will have to fish it out with a magnet. Make sure you cut the thread off the bolt before tightening it. Works great...

2001CamaroGuy

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not a bad idea....

eallanboggs

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If a lifter fell you'd know it because the new cam wouldn't go in. You'd also be able to see the lifter down in the space that the cam is supposed to occupy. If your installing the double chain be SURE you get the spacer on the output port side of the oil pump oriented correctly. It will severely restrict oil flow if you install it upside down which can be done if your not careful. If you have trouble getting the oil pump pickup tube started into the oil pump pickup port because of the new pump spacers you can pull the pump cover off and remove the DRIVEN and DRIVE gears. This enables you to wiggle the pump body just enough to get the pickup tube started up into the oil pump pickup port. I'd at least get the pickup tube bolt started in at this point and THEN replace the DRIVE and DRIVEN gears as well as the pump cover. It is at this point that the spacers should be installed paying close attention to the spacer on the output side.

robertbartsch

replace the oil pick up tube bolt BEFORE you secure the pump bolts into the block....replace the o-ring with a new one....

...on the back two pan bolts...they should not be torked down too much ,,,,like 15lbs or so, i think.,..

SSactionLs1

well i got it out without lowering the pan...well see how the reinstall goes

(i used some 18g wire as a noose...so when it was done i just pulled it out)

SSactionLs1

new question....how do i get the crank gear off?

i tried the pulley puller but its too short with the bolt in the crank

2001CamaroGuy

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get a different pulley puller then......

SSactionLs1

got it...all thats left is springs, oil, and radiator