Need help with possible problem...... - Page 2

Italian LX · 01-26-2005, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Rock 326

Yes, valve to piston contact. He looked through the bore and saw it.

It sounds like it's off time. If it were timed correctly, it would be more likely for the exhaust valve to be hitting the piston than the intake.

The Rock 326 · 01-26-2005, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Italian LX

It sounds like it's off time. If it were timed correctly, it would be more likely for the exhaust valve to be hitting the piston than the intake.

O.k., thanks. I'll get him to check the timing again.

QWKSNKE · 01-26-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Italian LX

If the car was in gear, they wouldn't be able to turn it over for the passenger-side follower installation.

True but I didn't know if, for some reason, somebody had put the car back in gear.

By the way, is this a reputable shop doing it?

Sendero · 01-26-2005, 01:55 PM

My vote is its out of time. Brian has it right in saying that a exhaust would hit first if they were in time.

Craig K. · 01-26-2005, 02:43 PM

Are the gears specific side to side?
Are the followers on the valves shimmed at all?
Can you measure the intake lobe and feed that back to the supplier to make sure you have the correct parts?
Again check and make sure that both the cam gears and the crank gear are at the correct positions all at the same time.

The Rock 326 · 01-26-2005, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

True but I didn't know if, for some reason, somebody had put the car back in gear.

By the way, is this a reputable shop doing it?

I'm pretty sure it was not in gear.

It is being done at Adamson by a friend of mine.

The Rock 326 · 01-26-2005, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig K.

Are the gears specific side to side?
Are the followers on the valves shimmed at all?
Can you measure the intake lobe and feed that back to the supplier to make sure you have the correct parts?
Again check and make sure that both the cam gears and the crank gear are at the correct positions all at the same time.

yes the gears are specific.

the followers aren't shimmed that I know of.

The followers, springs, and lifters are all new.

Italian LX · 01-26-2005, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by The Rock 326

The followers, springs, and rockers are all new.

The followers are the rockers.

I'm guessing you meant the lifters.

The Rock 326 · 01-26-2005, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Italian LX

The followers are the rockers.

I'm guessing you meant the lifters.

yea, you know what i mean.

The Rock 326 · 01-26-2005, 04:36 PM

Well, just got a call from the mechanic, he said he re-did the timing, and some other things, and got all the followers in place, and said it finally turned. He said he'll have the valve covers on and everything else back in place to crank it up by tomorrow afternoon. He never told me exactly what the problem was tho.

My guess is that you guys were right about the timing.

Well, as long as it is right, I don't care.

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