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07-07-2020, 03:54 PM | #1 |
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cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
Had a post yesterday about installing a new used cam in 59a took the timing gear off and turn cam to get in the oil pump gear. Now the cam goes almost all the way around, but stops about 200 degrees. tried with oil pump in, and out. New to all of this, lost again. I hope it's something stupid so I can feel normal. Thanks for your help. Ron
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07-08-2020, 06:36 AM | #2 |
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Re: cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
Is this a bare block except cam and oil idler gear?
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07-08-2020, 06:51 AM | #3 |
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Re: cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
I would suspect something wrong with a tooth on either the oil pump gear or cam gear.
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07-08-2020, 07:36 AM | #4 |
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Re: cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
The crank, rods, and pistons are in. The flywheel, clutch and pressure plate are all in. That is why i took off the timing gear so i could turn the cam. Does the cam have a specific way to go in oil pump gear? Will be looking at everything again today. Thanks Ron
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07-08-2020, 11:47 AM | #5 | |
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Re: cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
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At this point in your journey, I'd suggest you remove the oil pump idler gear & cover. I typically install the cam and only then the pump gear & cover. I am of the assumption that the valve train is NOT installed - correct? If no valve train has yet been installed and the cam doesn't turn with the pump idler gear and cover removed, I'd look next at cam bearings being too tight.
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07-08-2020, 12:53 PM | #6 |
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Re: cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
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07-08-2020, 01:18 PM | #7 |
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Re: cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
What about the fuel pump push rod?? G.M.
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07-08-2020, 02:02 PM | #8 |
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Re: cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
Hey you all, thanks for all your help. PROBEM SOLVED! With nothing in the way of the cam we knew it to be the idler gear or the gear on the end of the cam. Some carless caretaker of the cam either hit it, bumped it, or dropped it. A little clean up and away we go. Another learning experience, Thanks again, Ron
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07-08-2020, 10:24 PM | #9 |
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Re: cam install, won't turn all the way! help again please
Glad it was an easy fix.
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