2000 Engine Build: Bets on HP...
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From: Tracy CA
Figured out the crappy spring compressor - preload it as much as possible by twisting the spring through the forks. then there's just enough compression to get the retainers in there.
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The crap device from AZ is in the photo behind the head.
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With the whole week off of work - I thought I'd have this put back together by now... But I have been sick as a dog
Progress slowed to a crawl by tuesday.
I've managed to get the valvesprings changed out to PAC1218s -and have the heads sitting on the block.
Ordered replacements for unexpected bad parts: a harmonic balancer and the AC belt tensioner.
All the springs installed:
Heads sitting on the engine:
Progress slowed to a crawl by tuesday. I've managed to get the valvesprings changed out to PAC1218s -and have the heads sitting on the block.
Ordered replacements for unexpected bad parts: a harmonic balancer and the AC belt tensioner.
All the springs installed:
Heads sitting on the engine:
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1) Buy the alignment tool (most expensive option, but worth the expense if you are buliding motors often).
2) Measure with ruler
3) Leave the cover loose, press on the balancer, and tighten the cover down.
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IMHO option #1 is the only way to go.
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I'll be doing all this in the near future.
If replacing the balancer, a guy could cut the hub section out of the old one and hone it for a nice slip fit on the crank and make an alignment tool.
So Mitch, did you align the dang deal?
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Never occured to me. It simply seemed to fit on like it came off. That pointer couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks!
What I did do was clean the bottom mating surface of the pan and clean the whole cover. Applied silicone to the bottom of the cover and then secured it to the pan with the bottom bolts. There was no noticible tolerance issues...i.e. there was no play on the cover with the bottom bolts snug. I'll look into that. Might have to take it back off, clean off the silicone and redo loose and then add the balancer so that it's center. Then snug down.
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Uh oh.
Never occured to me. It simply seemed to fit on like it came off. That pointer couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks!
What I did do was clean the bottom mating surface of the pan and clean the whole cover. Applied silicone to the bottom of the cover and then secured it to the pan with the bottom bolts. There was no noticible tolerance issues...i.e. there was no play on the cover with the bottom bolts snug. I'll look into that. Might have to take it back off, clean off the silicone and redo loose and then add the balancer so that it's center. Then snug down.
Never occured to me. It simply seemed to fit on like it came off. That pointer couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks!
What I did do was clean the bottom mating surface of the pan and clean the whole cover. Applied silicone to the bottom of the cover and then secured it to the pan with the bottom bolts. There was no noticible tolerance issues...i.e. there was no play on the cover with the bottom bolts snug. I'll look into that. Might have to take it back off, clean off the silicone and redo loose and then add the balancer so that it's center. Then snug down.
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OK, I'm alive - so back to the task at hand. Putting this beast back together. If you missed it, there was a slight derailment with the intake (I'm doing this on the cheap, and that included an LS6 intake that needed love. Thought it'd be easier... That thread is here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...tion-pics.html)
So, since the last pics - the front timing cover was pulled back off again because of the lack of centering around the balancer. I measured it - and there was a 0.030" difference in clearance from one side to the other. Relying on the oil pan bolts to line things up doesn't work. Thanks to Lucky on pointing this out.
Put the new balancer in the oven at 250 degrees to get it to slide on. That helped with the first 1/4". From there, I used my "handy dandy" installer made from 7/16 rod welded onto the end of the previous balancer bolt:
So, here the new balancer is installed as well as the AC belt and intake.
With the electrical and PCV and evap controls back in place.:
So, since the last pics - the front timing cover was pulled back off again because of the lack of centering around the balancer. I measured it - and there was a 0.030" difference in clearance from one side to the other. Relying on the oil pan bolts to line things up doesn't work. Thanks to Lucky on pointing this out.
Put the new balancer in the oven at 250 degrees to get it to slide on. That helped with the first 1/4". From there, I used my "handy dandy" installer made from 7/16 rod welded onto the end of the previous balancer bolt:
So, here the new balancer is installed as well as the AC belt and intake.
With the electrical and PCV and evap controls back in place.:
