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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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cam swap is easy it look hard but when u get to doing it and if u got the rite tools its **** easy oh yea the guy who helped me swap my motor didnt put lock tight on the balancer bolt so it started walking out on me so didnt have to mess wit tht i came out by hand no force
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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umm no offense but wtf did i just read...
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Good deal man. Yeah I was intimidated at first when I did new head gaskets and my cam swap. But like you said the right tools and patients, its pretty simple.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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What did you guys use to hold the lifters in place? I know one of the sponsors makes a "tool" if you even want to call it that, lol, and they sell it for $80+
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I figured getting down in there to the back of engine would be tough.
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I figured getting down in there to the back of engine would be tough.
Ahhhh.... WHAT!?

Doing a cam swap has nothing to do with the back of the engine. What are you talking about?
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What did you guys use to hold the lifters in place? I know one of the sponsors makes a "tool" if you even want to call it that, lol, and they sell it for $80+
5/16 hardwood dowels
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Well decided to go rambo when taking out cam and droped a lifter in the dam oil pan pita. There goes my weekend any help or ideas on getting it out. Oh yea anyone from palm beach to miami area got a set of 241 or 243 they want to get ridd of since i got to take heads off might has change these 853 out sorry about the poor grammer
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I have 2 sets of 241s and a set of 243s. The 243s come with patriot gold springs $600 or best offer. Oh I'm in orlando. And I'll let the 241 goes for $40 a set
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Flexible magnet thru front opening of oil pan?

Seriously, 5/16 dowel rods work perfect.... Oh well. Lesson learned.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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where can i get one of them flex magnets
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where can i get one of them flex magnets
Harbor freight,Northern tool should have them
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I used a ton of pen magnets to hold up the lifters. Just stuck them down through the pushrod holes and rested them on the cylinder head.
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If you're a man, you'll give the cam a quick spin and pull her out. Lifter trays hold the lifters in place. You immediately put the other cam in. We've NEVER had a problem, but then again that's why we get paid to do it.

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I used a ton of pen magnets to hold up the lifters. Just stuck them down through the pushrod holes and rested them on the cylinder head.
Not a bad idea...but what happens one day when those wimpy *** pen magnets lose a head? Now you're pulling a head off to retieve the head of the magnet stuck to the lifter plunger...OUCH!

Even the JRP tools suck - they barely fit. Just let the trays do their job.

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where can i get one of them flex magnets
Go to Bennett, they sell em like $.25 each.

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Originally Posted by Erik@Lashway
If you're a man, you'll give the cam a quick spin and pull her out. Lifter trays hold the lifters in place. You immediately put the other cam in. We've NEVER had a problem, but then again that's why we get paid to do it.

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I'm glad i'm not a real man and went with the dowels instead because I just couldn't get one lifter to stick. For 2 dollars at the local hardware store, you cant beat them.
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I'm glad i'm not a real man and went with the dowels instead because I just couldn't get one lifter to stick. For 2 dollars at the local hardware store, you cant beat them.
Couldn't agree more. I used the dowels and sharpened one end of each to a point so they slid in easier.
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got the heads off about to go fishing wish me luck it was just one tht fell in too dam
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