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| RE: installing a camshaft, and etc. |
| By Gerry Proctor - 07/10/2003 7:37:34 AM; IP 207.133.188.254 |
No real tricks. You may have to remove some obstructions like the grill or support but those things become very evident at you start working on it. Be very careful in removing the old cam and installing the new cam. Go slow as you pull the old cam to ensure that you don't nick the cam bearings with the lobes and that the cam is coming out and going in perfectly straight. Use a new timing chain assembly and pay attention to which bolts went where in the timing cover. They are not all the same. Put some cam assembly lube on the distributor drive gear so that you don't gall the cam gear as the two gears get friendly with one another. Follow the cam break-in instructions to the letter. It's usually a good idea to do the break-in outside so that you can run cool water from a hose over the radiator core to keep the engine from overheating and to top the radiator up as the coolant circulates.
Doing a cam is not all that difficult and will usually be trouble-free as long as you go slowly and methodically and don't force anything if it doesn't seem right. |
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