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Old 08-01-2012, 09:30 PM
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I am gonna put my heads on and on the ls1howto site it says to put the crank on first. Is that true or needed? Also someone told me I should have engine at TDC when I put on the crank, is that true?
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HuH? You have a bare block?
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You mean the crank pulley? I put heads on first...Then timing cover then crank pulley...
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Ok didn't think it would matter either way
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You wanna have the the heads on first so you can turn the motor over with the front cover off to see where tdc for #1 cylinder to tighten the rockers in sequence...
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Doesnt matter either way, the crank pulley is not keyed and has no timing marks so you can do either first.




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