Cam install today need some help
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Cam install today need some help Alright I finally got my oil pump and I am doing my cam install today as soon as I get out of school.Does anyone know how to keep the lifters from falling while doing an install?I was told they can hold for up to 72hours but with my luck maybe 5 minutes <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0"> are there like any magnet type deals that I can use to hold them or any kind of tricks would be helpfull.Oh this is my first cam install so wish me luck.Thanks evryone.
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Re: Cam install today need some help Ok, i have NEVER used the "magnet trick". Never needed too.
But some folks buy 16 extendable magnets and stick them down the lifter/pus rod holes till they touch the lifter and leave them there after they have been secured. This is to provide some incentive to keep the lifters from falling.
I just take out the push rods. Rotate the cam both ways 3~4 times. Pull out the old cam... insert the new cam and youre done with that part. Have the new cam lubed and ready to go so the time the motor is "cam-less" is minimal.
Put your bolts in baggies and use a marker to label where the bolts come from. (water pump, timing cover, etc)
Good luck.
But some folks buy 16 extendable magnets and stick them down the lifter/pus rod holes till they touch the lifter and leave them there after they have been secured. This is to provide some incentive to keep the lifters from falling.
I just take out the push rods. Rotate the cam both ways 3~4 times. Pull out the old cam... insert the new cam and youre done with that part. Have the new cam lubed and ready to go so the time the motor is "cam-less" is minimal.
Put your bolts in baggies and use a marker to label where the bolts come from. (water pump, timing cover, etc)
Good luck.
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Re: Cam install today need some help [I just take out the push rods. Rotate the cam both ways 3~4 times. Pull out the old cam... insert the new cam and youre done with that part. Have the new cam lubed and ready to go so the time the motor is "cam-less" is minimal.
Good luck.[/QB][/QUOTE]
thats exactly the way to do it,i only thing i did different was i turned th crank over about six times. it worked great. its very easy,just be careful!!!
good luck,
wayne
Good luck.[/QB][/QUOTE]
thats exactly the way to do it,i only thing i did different was i turned th crank over about six times. it worked great. its very easy,just be careful!!!
good luck,
wayne
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Re: Cam install today need some help Thanks everyone for the help.I did not get to install it today because I got home to late(my girl wanted quality time) and so I will do it another day.Oh and the most important thing how do you degree it or line up the gear teeth/I have a stock timing chain.I forgot to ask that earlier.Thanks again everyone.
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Re: Cam install today need some help see dot to dot comment in my last post above..
How did I know that you were going to ask that..
Funny how the girls need that quality time,
and you beast of a car waits silently in the
garage for the new gift.
<img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
How did I know that you were going to ask that..
Funny how the girls need that quality time,
and you beast of a car waits silently in the
garage for the new gift.
<img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
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Re: Cam install today need some help Tell me you just didnt say that..
here is a pic of the magnet trick in use..
http://ls1info.com/article.php?sid=185
This is how I did my install
http://ls1info.com/article.php?sid=49
here is a pictorial of DOT-2-DOT for your
timing
http://ls1info.com/article.php?sid=192
here is a pic of the magnet trick in use..
http://ls1info.com/article.php?sid=185
This is how I did my install
http://ls1info.com/article.php?sid=49
here is a pictorial of DOT-2-DOT for your
timing
http://ls1info.com/article.php?sid=192
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Re: Cam install today need some help [quote]Originally posted by TA_2001:
<strong>see dot to dot comment in my last post above..
How did I know that you were going to ask that..
Funny how the girls need that quality time,
and you beast of a car waits silently in the
garage for the new gift.
<img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>Okay I just finished the cam install a second ago now I dont quite understand how to degree it.No one has ever accused me of being the brightest crayon in the box.I have come a long way with this car.It was only a little less than a year ago that I couldnt pull off the throttle body now I am doing a cam swap.Go figure.Anyway could you be more specific I will go back there and see if I missed anything.Thanks again everyone.
<strong>see dot to dot comment in my last post above..
How did I know that you were going to ask that..
Funny how the girls need that quality time,
and you beast of a car waits silently in the
garage for the new gift.
<img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>Okay I just finished the cam install a second ago now I dont quite understand how to degree it.No one has ever accused me of being the brightest crayon in the box.I have come a long way with this car.It was only a little less than a year ago that I couldnt pull off the throttle body now I am doing a cam swap.Go figure.Anyway could you be more specific I will go back there and see if I missed anything.Thanks again everyone.
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Re: Cam install today need some help Good for you bookerman, your comments about first the TB then a year later a cam. I think thats the road I will eventually take. The last time I actually took apart an engine and put it back together was back in the early 70's. Nothing like jumping right in.
And TA_2001 I read through the article you mentioned, changing the cam. Great! work I enjoyed the read.
And TA_2001 I read through the article you mentioned, changing the cam. Great! work I enjoyed the read.
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Re: Cam install today need some help Great job just incase you did not find it
go here..
http://ls1info.com/article.php?sid=192
I installed my own cam, It was the most fun
I have had in some time..
go here..
http://ls1info.com/article.php?sid=192
I installed my own cam, It was the most fun
I have had in some time..