Just reading this thread gives me nightmares about when I put my motor back in the car...
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Just reading this thread gives me nightmares about when I put my motor back in the car...
what did you torque them to?
I torqued them to the recommended torque specs when I had the engine on the stand. I'm using the felpro intake manifold gaskets also.
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Oh no, this sounds allll to familiar! When you torqued the Cam, did you re-use the same bolt? If so, did you clean/thread lock it good?
I hate to say, I had this EXACT same sound then no start, came to find out the cam bolt backed it self out and now I'm on motor #2 :(
Take off the front cover and inspect your cam bolt and keyway, if you see any damage there, I feel your pain man lol.
No I used a brand new cam bolt from zzp.
I torqued the cam bolt on tight in an engine stand so there's no way it could have backed out and un screwed itself.
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Tight? Spec is really fuggin tight.
^^^^ So very correct.
The bolt I think is 75lbs plus 90*. You know why it is plus 90* because most engine builders don't have torque wrenches that go to that high.
This happened to one of our bonneville guys 95Nasta.(crazy engine build too not just a rebuild). I would pull the timing cover.
Mines goes up to 90
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Because it must have got out of time....it won't hold them all open at the same time though.
So I just self F it and went and bought a head gasket from auto zone and took the front head off to inspect. Check the entire head and everything seemed fine and the pistons also. I put the head back on and torques and soaked the lifters and added oil in the valleys this time.
When I went to tighten down the rockers...it seemed as though this time the springs actually compressed lower this time than before and not all are depressed at the same time
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I need new lin gaskets and ive been busy with work so ill finish tommorow or Saturday.
Also the rockers before had play which I think was causing the tapping but this time NONE has play.
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Update us with a new vid then.
Working on it. I have to finish putting everything together
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Can't reuse your lim gasket?
Yea I'm reusing them but need new side tabs cuz the old ones got destroyed when I pulled them off.
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Smh went and for some new lin gaskets and finished putting everything together and the car started with the same valve chatter so I turned it off and tried to start the car again but wouldn't start again Smh
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