Cylinder head question(need help) video, with pics
#1
Cylinder head question(need help) video, with pics
Got my head from the machine shop today and when I took it home I put the my stage two Brian crower cams in take clearance measurements the cams will not turn, when I put the caps on. Has any one had this problem.
Last edited by tom0613; 04-20-2011 at 09:54 PM.
#2
are you trying to turn them by hand? if so, you are gonna need to be pretty strong to compress the valve springs. did u use assembly lube?
#3
Sorry - just saw your pm - Im running stock cams, but I have BC valvesprings/retainers and damn when I was timing everything the cams were a major PITA to turn even with a 1/2" ratchet, so it could possibly be you just arent trying hard enough (Provided everything is properly lubed and assembled and nothings binding) Also, you dont have the head on the engine do you?
#7
I remember it being quite impressive the amount of force required to turn my cams with the BC valvesprings. With cams with even larger lobes Im sure itd be even worse. Oh and dont be frightened, its not smooth when you turn them lol, its like turn a little bit than bam, a little bit more, bam again - its from the lobes moving over the valves.
#13
Sorry currently at work, otherwise I could just mic a cam I have laying at home. The only thing I can find in the service manual is the standard journal diameter for the large journal on the timing chain end and its supposed to be 1.4162-1.4167 in.
#19
pics and a video of the cam not sitting in place correctly.
http://s217.photobucket.com/home/tom0613/index
http://s217.photobucket.com/home/tom0613/index