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Old 02-15-2007, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by GT Griller
I just used an Impact
I dont have one of those
Old 02-15-2007, 08:36 PM
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I already explained the procedure in detail in a previous posting. What sense would it make to take the pump apart and then put the bolts in it BEFORE getting the pickup tube in the pump port? Think about it.
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Originally Posted by eallanboggs
I already explained the procedure in detail in a previous posting. What sense would it make to take the pump apart and then put the bolts in it BEFORE getting the pickup tube in the pump port? Think about it.

yea ur rite.. it waz a stupid question...well cam install is starting tomorrow, and continuing on saturday.. ull most likly be hearing from me with more questions

thanks for all the help everyone! u have all been a great help...

now i gotta GET ER DONE!
Old 02-16-2007, 12:18 AM
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Hey man, damn this thread got HUGE!!! Good luck tomarrow, post up with any questions!
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hey man, hows the install going? you start working on it today?
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still at work.. but gunna get out in 10 minutes.. fly home and start taking her apart.. im not guna rush anything.. but im hopping i can get the new cam in today... and change out the pump and springs tomrrow... btw.. got my duals on.. and DAM!!! THEY SOUND BAD ***! no more rasp.. and omg sounds like a race car! i will never go back to chokeback! i just love the sound it got...
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well how is it going?

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alrite.. first question.. so far i got everything off including the crank bolt.. noooooooooow.. i have a question for you guys... can i take off my whole ac compressor and just leave it off? i dont use my ac... it has a leak.. and havnt fixed it. .so i dedcided to just take the whole thing off... i dont need to do anything special rite? just unbolt it and leave it off? also the swap is going good.. rite now im trying to figure out how to use the harmonic balancer puller from advaned auto..kinda confusing...
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cant use a standard puller on an LS1 crank pulley, just use a 3 or 2 jaw puller...will need a shorter belt once you get the AC compressor off...
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why do you want to take off your ac compressor? Is it in the way or something?

Wazup! Brad.
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same ol same ol.....
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alrite.. i have come across my first problem... i bought two 5/15ths steel rod.. and im having a hard time getting them in... could it be that the lifters arnt poping back up? im thinkin bout getting some pen magnets at wallmart.. stcking them in there... and trying to get the lifters off one at a time.... what do you think? cuz i defentatly do not want to drop a lifter....

also bout ur question for the ac compressor.. i just wanted to take it off cuz im not gunna be using it... and wanted to take off the dead weight..
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Try spinning the cam a few times, and slowly slide the rod in.
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need to grind the pass side rod a little to get it to fit.....
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it seems that i got the driver side all the way in.. and have alil more with the passenger side... but its givin me a tuff time.. i was using a pen magnet... pulling up a lifter at atime.. and pushing it in slowly.. i got about half way..than my heart stopped when the magnet of the pen came off and almost wen inside the head... ima try spining the cam alil more... and how should i grind it? like u say? i never heard of that... i seems to make scence cuz its the side giving me trouble... but how am i gunna grind it?
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Originally Posted by stangkiller2005
alrite.. i have come across my first problem... i bought two 5/15ths steel rod.. and im having a hard time getting them in... could it be that the lifters arnt poping back up? im thinkin bout getting some pen magnets at wallmart.. stcking them in there... and trying to get the lifters off one at a time.... what do you think? cuz i defentatly do not want to drop a lifter....

also bout ur question for the ac compressor.. i just wanted to take it off cuz im not gunna be using it... and wanted to take off the dead weight..

Isnt the correct size for the dowels 5/16??
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Should have got a Posi-Lock. Makes removing the pulley a one man job. Sears has them on sale right now. Is you A/C driven by the serpentine belt or does it have its' own belt. If it has its' own you can remove it. Why don't you fix your A/C system? You'll wish you had when summer rolls around.
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Originally Posted by Blk97WS6
Isnt the correct size for the dowels 5/16??
yes it is... there both from the same piece.. i bough a 48 inch piece of 5/16th rod.... and cut it in half... one side is in.. im thinkin bout running to wallmart.. and buying 8 magnets.. to stick in that whole side.. and just taking out the cam like that....scence the right side is already on..
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Go pickup some wood 5/16" dowels from the arts/crafts section at wal-mart, cost you $1.50, go in easy as hell, just lube them with oil and slide them in. I bought those steel rods too, couldn't get them in, went for the wood ones, worked like a charm. You'll see when you look at them, I was sceptical of the idea of wood in my engine but when I saw them, there is no way they will splinter or anything.
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Originally Posted by stangkiller2005
yes it is... there both from the same piece.. i bough a 48 inch piece of 5/16th rod.... and cut it in half... one side is in.. im thinkin bout running to wallmart.. and buying 8 magnets.. to stick in that whole side.. and just taking out the cam like that....scence the right side is already on..
if you do use pen magnents make sure you test them first. try and pick up something heavy and make sure the magnent is not going to come off. a few people have had the magnent get stuck to the lifter when pulling the pen out. this happened to a buddy of mine. we spent 4 hours getting the magnent off the lifter.



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