cool breeze

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So im doing a cam swap before i put the engine in the car. Engine is on stand and fully assembled minus front end taken off for cam swap.

After waiting 7 long weeks instead of the stated 4 weeks from EPS, i can finally do this.

Cam retainer plate is off.
rockers and pushrods are off.
pushed the lifters onto the cam, removed pushrods and then spun it several different times.
can still see the lifters in the way and cant get 5/16" dowels in, either side.

How do i get the lifters high enough to insert the dowels?
thanks

SS SLP2

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don't remember if I used 5/16 or 3/8 ( I do not use wooden dowels - am afraid the wood may break off in moter, I use fiberglass rod from Home Depo) cut/grind a flat about 1/8 to 3/16 wide down the length of the rod/dowel, look in to moter and line up the flat with the lifters should be enough room to insert ( if lifters are not pushed up into socks enough spin the cam again) then rotate the rod ABOUT 90 DEG
Johnny

BKsNHRA

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Get a long thin pin magnet. Go threw pushrod hole and pull it up just a tad.

cool breeze

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So i was under the assumption that thefilter came completely up out of the passage way for the dowel. Is that wrong?
I tried the pen magnet but its not coming up any further.

thunderstruck507

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Spin the engine upside down on the stand....problem solved



EDIT: but no the lifter does not come up all the way, there is a notch in the side of them which when they are up leave enough room for a dowel to slide between the lifter and the passage, but seeing as the purpose is to prevent lifters from falling through since there is no cam to stop them, once the engine is upside down they aren't going to fall so it's a non issue

cool breeze

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Thanka for the info.
I may have over simplified the situation. The engine is on a pallet with trans attached so cant put it on a stand.

cool breeze

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Got it. Thanks