Any tips for my cam install?
Any tips for my cam install? I got down to pull the water pump last night but am getting ready to pull the radiator tonight. What can I do about the AC condenser? Do you have any other tips?
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The AC condenser stays in. What I did and it worked great was to get a piece of wood (around 6 inchs high) and place the condenser on it so the lines aren't holding the weight.
Make sure you have an LS1/LS6 specific valvespring tool. A normal sears type won't work.
To get the radiator out, make sure all the tabs are disconnected. There's 1 on either side that are hard to see. They're about half way to 3/4 the way down the radiator. You need to disconnect these to get the radiator out.
Take your time and if you're not sure about something, don't do it. Just post a question.
Make sure you have an LS1/LS6 specific valvespring tool. A normal sears type won't work.
To get the radiator out, make sure all the tabs are disconnected. There's 1 on either side that are hard to see. They're about half way to 3/4 the way down the radiator. You need to disconnect these to get the radiator out.
Take your time and if you're not sure about something, don't do it. Just post a question.
Originally Posted by Xtnct00WS6
A normal sears type won't work.
yeah and get some 24" 5/16 wooden dowels to put in after you take off the cam retainer plate and turn the cam over a time or 2. you don't want to drop a lifter...bad news.
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It will make it easier and possibly save you from breaking a part if you remove that hose from the condenser to the dryer. I damn near broke mine. You will have to spend 20 bucks and recharge your a/c in the end though. But i think that it is well worth not buying the 45$ part. But i don't have A/C anymore so that is really not an issue for me. 
But it was the first cam swap.
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