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Re: Cam help from Engine builders
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Originally Posted by PbFut
Oh ****. I think I have that cam 180 out. I thought it was 12:00 on the crank and 6:00 on the cam to be at TDC on #1 I can't believe the engine started with the cam 180 out.
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No such thing as 180 out. Nothing wrong with dots lining up next to each other, so long as you know that it's TDC compression stroke on #6.
Could be the lifter plungers were compressed a little when you thought you were at zero lash. Zero lash should be more obvious now with oil in the lifters.
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Mike
1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 36 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- converted from 250-six to roller cam 350, Vortec heads -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB, 305, TH350C -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
Retired as a factory automation products salesman.
Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop.
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