Engine Update
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From: San Pedro CA
Engine Update
Well... things are coming together, slowly!
I have the bottom end in and assembled. Rods/crank/cam/timing are all in.
I have one quick question... how much deflection should there be on the timing chain? I have little or none right now. And I have no reference in my Helms manual (or, at least I could not find it).
Thoughts???
I have the bottom end in and assembled. Rods/crank/cam/timing are all in.
I have one quick question... how much deflection should there be on the timing chain? I have little or none right now. And I have no reference in my Helms manual (or, at least I could not find it).
Thoughts???
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You shouldn't be able to move the chain much when pressing toward the center of the engine, between the gears. Did you upgrade to a double roller minus the plastic gear?
Sounds good so far. Have you tried turnign the rotating assembly over to check it's movement? ave to put a bolt in the crank and use a socket unless you have the correct crank snout adapter.
Sounds good so far. Have you tried turnign the rotating assembly over to check it's movement? ave to put a bolt in the crank and use a socket unless you have the correct crank snout adapter.
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glad to hear you're gaining on it. 
with the timing chain issue-very very little-they do strecth over time.BTW-it's been years since I've went completely thru a motor BUT no plastic gears for me. 
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Originally Posted by corvetteronw
Can't wait for the pics. 
I think you should be posting progress pics... but that's just me. I also agree with above that you should have next to no deflection in the chain. Everything sounds like it's coming together rather well.
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Never mind responding to just these posts, even through all of this, Bogus finds time to respond to all sorts of posts! Best of luck to you Bogus, will keep my fingers crossed for you when your ready to turn the key! Just let us know at what time, it can be one of those thought thingies....we all "will" it to cranking right up!
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Originally Posted by wake
Sounds good... So what's T driving around in right now while you have her baby apart???
Update for today... I was finishing the torquing of the intake, when I had one of the threads quit... it's the first one on the right bank. It's the closed hole, this is good, the helicoil will dig in better.
next up! A helicoil! yay!
ugh.
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From: San Pedro CA
Originally Posted by USAsOnlyWay
Did you run a thread chaser through before installing?
(It is a thread chaser I am thinking of right?, either way you know what I mean, not really mentally all here right now)
(It is a thread chaser I am thinking of right?, either way you know what I mean, not really mentally all here right now)
The threads died when I tried to torque it.