tony barnhill
Great Pumpkin - R.I.P
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Well, today I disasembled my '63 Midget engine & am heading back to the machine shop with it!
The cam is too tight in the bearings.
I built the crank/rod/piston assembly & slid the cam into the new bearings...it slid in nicely.....then I installed the oil pump & rear plate & flywheel & clutch assembly.
Then I installed the front plate & water pump & lifters & side covers...
Today I went to install my new cam & crank sprockets with a new timing chain...but first I brought the engine to top dead center as it should be....then I went to turn the cam so it was aligned properly with the crank but it wouldn't budge using the sprocket for turning it!
I can put a vise grip on the end of the cam & turn it but its real tight (probably should've checked that way back when I started building the engine!!)...so.........
At least I got the new top installed on the car...that was easy & I'll post photos of it tonight.
Off to load the block on the truck & take to the machine shop along with the cam....guess they'll polish the cam where it meets the new bearings!
SIGH..................
The cam is too tight in the bearings.
I built the crank/rod/piston assembly & slid the cam into the new bearings...it slid in nicely.....then I installed the oil pump & rear plate & flywheel & clutch assembly.
Then I installed the front plate & water pump & lifters & side covers...
Today I went to install my new cam & crank sprockets with a new timing chain...but first I brought the engine to top dead center as it should be....then I went to turn the cam so it was aligned properly with the crank but it wouldn't budge using the sprocket for turning it!
I can put a vise grip on the end of the cam & turn it but its real tight (probably should've checked that way back when I started building the engine!!)...so.........
At least I got the new top installed on the car...that was easy & I'll post photos of it tonight.
Off to load the block on the truck & take to the machine shop along with the cam....guess they'll polish the cam where it meets the new bearings!
SIGH..................