after inserting them is there a way to make sure the lifters are up before pullin out the cam

 

Spin the cam over quickly a few times to sling them up. The rod will not go in if the lifter is in the way. that is a good way to find out. Don't pull the cam out untill you have hit the back of the motor.

 

Exactly what he said. You should spin the cam before you try to put the dowels in.

 

thanks ,,,,,, hey orange u only live 2 hrs away how bout i come over and let u help me..ill buy beer haha jk i hope i can get it done

 

I would if I had the time!

 

haha its cool i appreciate the help man

 

oh yeah sorry i have another question ...would it be ok to go a week or soo without changing the oil or should i do it right after i fire it up and let it warm up to operating temp

 

Do it ASAP. It is almost imperative to get the oil out and new oil in after it has ran for a bit. You don't want all the metal and grit that stays in that oil that the cam install took place with.

 

oh I almost forgot. If you need a visual I have taken pictures of mine both times with magnets and one with dowels. I have gone through roughly 5 cams in this car.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....9&postcount=20

Let me know if you need anything else.

 

cool ...youve helped alot thanks

 

did mine last week, just spin the cam a few times pretty hard and slide the dowels in.

 

When I did it I had a hard time, but I used the aluminum rods. The driver side went in smooth but the passenger side was a pain in the @$$!!!

 

what rods should we use? wooden dowel rods in what diameter?

Thanks
Louie

 

i used 5/16" wooden dowels.

 

approx length? 2 ft work? also where can they be purchased at?

thanks
Louie

 

2 ft will be good enough, and i just picked mine up at home depot.

 

cool thanks...for this and my thread.

Louie

 

length wise, the magic length for me was 21" This left enough hanging out of the block to remove them and kept them short enough to easily put them in. Passenger side dowel had to be sanded down a bit for me to fit it in the block.

 

As for the size of the dowel rods, I laid them out next to the cam and cut them about 2 inches longer than the cam was. That left just enough of the dowel rod sticking out of the block to easily remove them.

 

Did you have to use magnets to hold the lifters up with the rods?
Some guys use both. Why ?

Thanks, Ryan