Pulling engine
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From: Janesville IOWA
. I am going to get a set of adjustable guides when it all goes back together.Valvetrain issues are tough to diagnose sometimes. Good luck.
Drifting
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Hi, here are a few pictures of my install, I did it by myself. I also used guide pins in the bottom two holes of engine to help line up bell housing. Taking out radiator / water pump gives much more room. It was not hard to install. Had to do it two times because of other problems...
Notice guide pins in engine
Notice guide pins in engine
It looks like you did not use the chains to lift the engine from the intake lift plate. Any particular reason why you hooked the chains up to the side of the engine instead?
Safety Car
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If you change the cam back to the factory stock L-79 (which is a good idea) you had better change the valve springs to stock and have the rocker geometry checked by someone. IMO, you have a rocker geometry problem that could be caused by the studs, push rods, rockers, guide plates, or a stack up of all of them, that rocker wants to walk off the edge.
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Wellsboro PA
After looking at that valve tip damage you better pull the other rockers and check all the valves.
If you change the cam back to the factory stock L-79 (which is a good idea) you had better change the valve springs to stock and have the rocker geometry checked by someone. IMO, you have a rocker geometry problem that could be caused by the studs, push rods, rockers, guide plates, or a stack up of all of them, that rocker wants to walk off the edge.
If you change the cam back to the factory stock L-79 (which is a good idea) you had better change the valve springs to stock and have the rocker geometry checked by someone. IMO, you have a rocker geometry problem that could be caused by the studs, push rods, rockers, guide plates, or a stack up of all of them, that rocker wants to walk off the edge.
During the first start-up, the engine would not fire after many attempts. I had forgotten that on my engine I had to re-clock the ignition wires in order to achieve the required advance. Otherwise the vac can limited movement. I wonder if the delay started the cam off badly. Once corrected I ran the engine at 2,100 rpm's for twenty minutes. The oil was Red Line break-in. After break-in I used Rotella 15-40.
