Bent exhaust pushrods.

[Iowa409]

I am assuming all of them because we ordered 16 springs and shims

To add to Don's comments.....when you line up the dots on the crank and cam gear, the engine is actually on #6 in the firing order, not #1.

Can you break that down a little bit for me?

 

[tenxal]

Can you break that down a little bit for me?

When the dot on the crank gear is @ 12 oclock and cam gear dot is @ 6 oclock, the engine is on TDC for # 6 cylinder. To have the engine on #1 TDC, you need to turn it over 180 degrees (cam gear dot @ 12 oclock, crank gear dot @ 12 oclock).

 

[Don Jacks]

Just like a small block.

 

[Iowa409]

Got ya. I thought I was missing something there. I put my cam in at #1 TDC at 6 and twelve but when I put the distributor in I’ll actually be on 12/12 to be on TDC on piston 1

That’s how I have done it usually? Is that correct?

 

[Don Jacks]

Yes,that's how it's done unless you want to move the dist.180 degrees.

 

[Phil Reed]

Huh????

 

[Iowa409]

Huh????

?? Am I missing something Phil?

 

[Don Jacks]

No Mike,as usual Phil is.

 

[Ishiftem]

Poor poor Phil.

 

[Fathead Racing]

Poor poor Phil.

Always the last to know.

 

[Phil Reed]

Last to know what Ray?????

 

[Fathead Racing]

Last to know what Ray?????

No worries Phil, you don't know what you don't know.

 

[Phil Reed]

Thanks Ray......that sounds right????

 

[Maxhawkins28]

 

[Maxhawkins28]

 

[Maxhawkins28]

New springs valves and screw in studs I can tell the springs look slightly smaller than the other ones and they used shims so everything is looking excellent to me . now just need to crack open the timing.

 

[Fathead Racing]

I still see that the locks on the exhaust valves in use are for decreasing Spring installed height, Just saying. Looks like the bottom coils are stacked already.

 

[Iowa409]

I still see that the locks on the exhaust valves in use are for decreasing Spring installed height, Just saying. Looks like the bottom coils are stacked already.

I just put my 817's on with new springs, etc, I do not have them on mine, but I ordered shims and Springs from Show Cars, so I am guessing mine are all that was needed, set at spring height of 0.168

 

[Jeffrey Osstyn]

Oil shedders, old retainers, I believe you should also have an "o" ring on valve stem and the old school rubber umbrella seal? There is a better and newer way to do this.

 

[Maxhawkins28]

Hey was wondering if I meet to drop the oil pan to remove the timing cover its a single piece.