Wow! Good save indeed! Its amazing what the mind will bypass when you are runnin on adrenalin and beer.

 

Yeah, that tool works great. I just used it the other day. Well worth the 35 I paid for it. And he chromed it.

 

no i dont have that tool but ima heat the back of the pully up to slide it back on... how much rtv do i need to put the front cover on?

 

 

just a nice size bead around the bottom... ididnt read anything bout putting it where the metal gasket goes.. so i didnt put any there.. so far nothing seems to be leaking... i never tried heating the pulley to get it on.. hopefully that works.. do you have a torch or something... cuz if u dont.. you would prolly have to heat the whole thing.. and that could be painful...

 

i have a torch yea it helped getting the pully off very well...when you say bead of rtv on the bottem like on top of the gasget?? and a couple of beads behind the gasget to keep it on?

 

start up???????? i'm dyin over here man

 

how u think i feel lol i got like 8 different things to do and im slowly workingon the car to lol

 

i feel you man il hopefyll be in your shoes very soon i want to install a cam so bad I'm pullin for you man

 

im hoping that god love sme when i start her

 

now what did you guys say bout taking a shop vac to the water pump

 

i think they were talkin bout in the beginning when you drain the radiator that if you suck the coolant out it wont splash on the floor... idk jus my .02

 

just so im sure guys as long as the valve seal are tapped on where its tight its good?

 

oh when she is started up can i take her around the block or ust let it warm to normal temp and let her sit till next day

 

ur question bout the seal.. yes.. once its flush and set ur good... and bout the RTV.. i meant on the bottom where it meets the oil pan... u have to scrape some of the old stuff off....

and bout the heat cicle... just let her warm up to operating temp... put the radiator cap back on... than shut her off and let her cool aaaaaaaaall the way down.. than once its all the way cool..start her back up and u should beable to drive her.. but dont rev it high..or go wot... drive her slowly around the block.... than the next day it will be ok to drive like on the highway and stuff... but still i wouldnt go WOT until you get a tune.. to reduce the risk of detonation

 

Everything the guy above me said. Try not to take her past 2500-3k rpms just go real easy let the car and parts learn the new cam and parts then after about 100 miles change that oil! But film it! cant stress it enough film that sucker starting up!!

 

ok, where is he at? all buttoned up ready to fire up or what?

 

i have a 3800 stall how am i guna keep her low

 

what ses codes am i hoping for after start up?

 

when tightening the rockers do thy cente rthemselves ove the valve?