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30th Sep 06 at 13:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i got my mantzel,ported polished head, shrick cams, 4-1 manifold fitted today. will get pics up tomorrow. got a small problem. the inlet cam is sticking. it is shrick 268 cams running on standard timing marks. it runs backwards but not the way that the engine would run

anyone got any idea whats wrong?
AK
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30th Sep 06 at 13:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
valve hitting piston
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30th Sep 06 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no its not that, checked it already
Butler
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30th Sep 06 at 14:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have you used new followers and springs?
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30th Sep 06 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thought about it afterwards... it wouldnt be if it went round in 'reverse'...

How are you testing this? Hand cranking.... with plugs in?
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30th Sep 06 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no just by hand adam. the valves move when you push them down and else works fine. just when you put the cams on it seems to stick. the boy said he could put it all back together and try start it. he said there may not be enough force to turn it by hand

he said there would be a 50/50 chance of it either breaking or starting.

what do you think i should do
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30th Sep 06 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
by hand?? so... not cranking it with a socket bar or anything?!?!
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30th Sep 06 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just with a spanner.

can you use a x16xe head on a c16xe bottom end as thats what am doing.
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30th Sep 06 at 14:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pmsl, at just bolting it together and starting it!

any burrs anywhere? not tightened them up to much??? take them out and start again
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have you checked the cam seats? the bits in the head that the cams sit on, mine were dirty and scratched, and this locked the cam up as when the top halves were fitted it tightened onto the camshaft rather than the head
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30th Sep 06 at 14:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the boy thats tightening them with a air ratchet and tightening them a bit more by hand. the standard cams dont work either. but all parts move freely when the cams arent in.
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30th Sep 06 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no torque wrenches involved?
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30th Sep 06 at 14:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i think he was just putting them in to check if it would turn. if it aint going to turn at that then it wont turn when there tightened even more. saying that he could be over tightening them by hand.
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30th Sep 06 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check these are clean etc

i had the same problems as you and it turned out to be that
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30th Sep 06 at 14:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
also, is he doing them up in the correct order?
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30th Sep 06 at 14:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tried to ring the lad for you leo but there was no answer.

basicly, this is what I would do:

remove belt

remove plugs to lessen compression

turn crank over by hand until the piston touches (very lightly) the valve. then move the cams to create clearance.

do this until piston 1 is 180 degrees from TDC

try moving the cams, they should rotate fully now easily. Make sure they are using plenty of lube on the cams, followers and bearings. if the cams will turn freely then you have narrowed down the problem to the valve hitting the piston.
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30th Sep 06 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my mate just phoned me he got it working. he doesnt no what it was but it just started turning.

will be a finishing post up later but would just like to say a big thanks to Dave A as he has helped me through everything
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30th Sep 06 at 15:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
out of intrest i though 264 were max degree on standard psitons
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30th Sep 06 at 15:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
268's have been used on standard pistons.
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just wonderd as i thought that "was" the max
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30th Sep 06 at 15:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dave A is running the same. the engine is now turning over
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its a combo of the lift and duration jr
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Nice one

 
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