my stupid camswap mistake
my stupid camswap mistake So i've got my new cam in, the rollmaster double-roller on, and the ported ls6 oil pump on and ready to go. I've already swapped the springs on #1 and 6 using the tdc method, so i go to turn the crank 90 degrees to do the next set of springs and I hear this load metallic clank. Oh ****, panic sets in. Thoughts of the crank counterweights hitting the cam lobes or the pickup tube are running through my head even though i've never heard of that happening before. It turns out when i put the cam retaining plate back in, i used one of the longer bolts on the bottom where the shorter bolt should have gone. 
The bolt was sticking too far into the block and the first crankshaft counterweight was hitting it. Just trying to save someone else some trouble if they mix up the bolts like I did.
Other random notes:
* I tried the 5/16 rod for a lifter holding tool. Worked perfect on the drivers side, but it got hung up on the passenger side. So i used some self adhesive velcro wrapped around a 3/16 rod and it worked perfect.
*get a new oil pump o ring cause mine looked like **** when i took it out
*the Larry Sample valvespring tool kicks ***
*jmx, your website kicks ***
The bolt was sticking too far into the block and the first crankshaft counterweight was hitting it. Just trying to save someone else some trouble if they mix up the bolts like I did. Other random notes:
* I tried the 5/16 rod for a lifter holding tool. Worked perfect on the drivers side, but it got hung up on the passenger side. So i used some self adhesive velcro wrapped around a 3/16 rod and it worked perfect.
*get a new oil pump o ring cause mine looked like **** when i took it out
*the Larry Sample valvespring tool kicks ***
*jmx, your website kicks ***
Amen. 
Originally Posted by gonbad
I put every set of bolts and nuts in seperate ziplocs and used a permanent marker.
