SEMI-RETIRED

I'm putting together a 94 LT1 corvette and the stock timing cover will not go on it is hitting the dowel or alignment pin which ever you call it, in the camshaft the dowel is to long.
End play is good
turns free
gear alignment is good

What's the deal?
Should I just cut off the dowel or is something wrong with the part?
Thanks in advance!

C5042081

iTrader: (5)

the cam dowel pin should go thru the timing gear, which then goes into the opti

RamAir95TA

iTrader: (2)

Don't know how the dowel pin is hitting the timing cover...it lines up with the optispark hole.

I'm confused.

ss.slp.ls1

iTrader: (36)

+1. Shouldn't hit anything. Do you have pics?

C5042081

iTrader: (5)

you sure your using a lt1 timing cover and not a sbc ?

http://shbox.com/ci/sprockets.jpg
http://shbox.com/ci/front_cover.jpg

SEMI-RETIRED

Thanks for the replies
no pics

I don't have it in front of me, but the timing gear dowel goes through the cover into the opti?
Assebly order:
Camshaft > face plate > timing gear > camshaft bolts > and the timing cover? am i missing something after the cam bolts and before the cover maybe or does the opti go on next?

ss.slp.ls1

iTrader: (36)

There is a hole in the timing cover for the opti. So the cam dowel pin should never hit the timing cover.

RamAir95TA

iTrader: (2)

That's the correct order. We just have no idea what you're seeing, as it's physically impossible for the dowel pin to hit the timing cover. Even if it was a foot long it wouldn't hit.

ss.slp.ls1

iTrader: (36)

Should look like this (95-'97 timing cover. Cam has a longer dowel pin to engage the back of the vented distributor):

http://www.ellweinengines.com/DavidR...imingcover.jpg

Now if you are trying to use a non vented opti timing cover with a longer dowel cam meant for a vented opti, then I can see you having issues (scroll down to the pics of the different timing covers):

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...a%3DN%26um%3D1

SEMI-RETIRED

Alright thanks for the info
I'll check it out later tonight and see what I find.

C5042081

iTrader: (5)

oo i see you using a 94 non vented opti, so the dowel pin dont go directly into the opti

ss.slp.ls1

iTrader: (36)

In that case you can always just swap the dowel pins.

RamAir95TA

iTrader: (2)

Bingo.

SEMI-RETIRED

got it i'll have to see what I have. Thanks!

ElkySS

iTrader: (6)

Ai tolt me you can tap theirs in. just be very careful or you will shatter the cam. or you can cut off a little bit

Chevyguy358

iTrader: (4)

I cut mine, took a min with an angle grinder then tapered the edges with a bench grinder

Elliott's94Z

iTrader: (12)

After I got my LE camshaft and was installing it, the dowel pin was too long. In this case you can trim it to size or find a smaller one which my builder had laying around his shop which fit perfect.

Puck

iTrader: (17)

I dremeled mine down to the same length as the stock dowel on my first cam swap on my 93.

This time I am just converting to vented opti.

GoFastKid

I took a dremel to mine too in order to make it fit.

joelster

Dude, stop.

You guys are killing me here. All aftermarket cams come with the dowel pin longer for the vented-opti's which he CLEARLY does not have. Take a ball-peen hammer and give the dowel 1 or 2 small taps. It will go into the cam further and cure all of your timing cover woes. If it is a factory cam you can either cut it with a dremel or replace it with a shorter dowel. Cutting it will be easier to do. The pin is 100% useless on a non-vented opti, it simply goes into a big hole on the timing gear so you get the cam aligned correctly, timing wise.