New internal engine tool !!!
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Re: New internal engine tool !!! Great news Tom.
What labor charge do you / will you (if the price changes because of the new tool), charge for a cam swap?
<small>[ April 24, 2003, 01:09 PM: Message edited by: GTP LS1 ]</small>
What labor charge do you / will you (if the price changes because of the new tool), charge for a cam swap?
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Re: New internal engine tool !!! </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Messiah:
<strong> Would this involve turning the whole car upside down? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You mean like this? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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<strong> Would this involve turning the whole car upside down? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You mean like this? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: New internal engine tool !!! Hey classiccolletor, how did you know you dropped a lifter. Was the pushrod way lower than the rest of them?
I am nervous I might have dropped a lifter myself. Before changin the cam, I would turn the cam and the lifters would stay up overnight. You would have to push them down with the pushrod. Now after installing the new cam some of the lifters seem to follow the cam without being hung up. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
However when I drop in the pushrods they are stick out the same distance out of the heads, leaving me to believe that none of the lifters dropped. I dunno.
I am nervous I might have dropped a lifter myself. Before changin the cam, I would turn the cam and the lifters would stay up overnight. You would have to push them down with the pushrod. Now after installing the new cam some of the lifters seem to follow the cam without being hung up. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
However when I drop in the pushrods they are stick out the same distance out of the heads, leaving me to believe that none of the lifters dropped. I dunno.
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Re: New internal engine tool !!! Its pretty easy to tell. When pulling the cam out I heard a clunk in the bottom of the motor as if something had fallen to the oil pan. There was also someone (me) saying something rather loud (F#$@...) at that point.
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Verdad Gallardo Re: New internal engine tool !!! Would this new "tool" be some kind of cylinder that you could slide in around the cam to hold the lifters up, then slide the cam out/in inside the cylinder? I'm not sure there is exactly enough room in there to do that, but that would solve the problems.
Re: New internal engine tool !!! JPR can you post some pics of the tool or is it still to early to show pic for patent reasons?? Im interested in seeing this thing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Re: New internal engine tool !!! It figures..
I just finished my first cam swap TODAY with all 16 annoying pen magnets...
Glad I could speed up the developement of this new tool <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Tommy
PS the magnets worked fine! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
I just finished my first cam swap TODAY with all 16 annoying pen magnets...
Glad I could speed up the developement of this new tool <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Tommy
PS the magnets worked fine! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Re: New internal engine tool !!! Lifter out should be pretty straightforward. It's probably in the oil pan. Drop the pan and go fishing.
Putting the lifter in is the bitch, tho. Gotta pull the head. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
Good luck,
-Andrew
Putting the lifter in is the bitch, tho. Gotta pull the head. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
Good luck,
-Andrew
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New internal engine tool !!! We are announcing a new cam installation tool to aid in cam change process for LSX series motors.
This tool eliminates the fear of dropping lifters during your cam change.
No more 16 pen magnets.
No need to remove the push rods.
No more rushing to install the new camshaft.
No removal of heads to avoid dropping lifters.
No more gouging cam bearings rushing the new cam into the motor either!
The Patent Pending status is now finalized and will be available in aprox 2 weeks from Thunder Racing only.
Thanks!
Tom @ JPR
<small>[ April 24, 2003, 03:44 PM: Message edited by: JPR ]</small>
This tool eliminates the fear of dropping lifters during your cam change.
No more 16 pen magnets.
No need to remove the push rods.
No more rushing to install the new camshaft.
No removal of heads to avoid dropping lifters.
No more gouging cam bearings rushing the new cam into the motor either!
The Patent Pending status is now finalized and will be available in aprox 2 weeks from Thunder Racing only.
Thanks!
Tom @ JPR
<small>[ April 24, 2003, 03:44 PM: Message edited by: JPR ]</small>
Re: New internal engine tool !!! After thinking for a minute I would have to guess its something that slides in the lifter galleys from the front when the cam retainer plate is removed - just a guess <img src="https://ls1tech.com/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />