Cam Install Question???
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From: Somewhere in the Mid West
Cam Install Question???
When replacing valve springs, what is the best way to keep the valves from falling in the piston chamber? Also, is there play between the pushrods and rocker? :confused: Thanks for info.. :chevy :seeya
Drifting
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From: Spring Tx
Re: Cam Install Question??? (hrdtopv8)
If you have a compressor, there is a fitting that goes in the sparkplug hole, also a magnetic tool, or if your like me( dirt poor) you get a friend to hold the valve while you change the springs and install the keepers.There is no play between the push rods and the rocker. On a solid lifter cam there is a lash adjustment between the rocker and the top of the valve stem. On a hydraulic cam , you preload the lifters....
Drifting
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From: SoCal
Re: Cam Install Question??? (lost)
If you have a compressor, there is a fitting that goes in the sparkplug hole, also a magnetic tool, or if your like me( dirt poor) you get a friend to hold the valve while you change the springs and install the keepers.There is no play between the push rods and the rocker. On a solid lifter cam there is a lash adjustment between the rocker and the top of the valve stem. On a hydraulic cam , you preload the lifters....
Melting Slicks
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From: New Milford CT
Re: Cam Install Question??? (hrdtopv8)
On another forum I have read posts of threading nylon rope into the spark hole, then bringing that cylinder to TDC and the rope compresses in the chamber and holds the valve up.
