i just did a head swap on my gsr, i put a alaniz b16 head that i bought used off a fellow honda-techer, will the install was going smoothly until my mechanic installed the ctr cams which were from my old motor...they were running fine...anyways when he was adjusting the cams to tdc, he had a really hard time moving the intake cam, the exhaust cam moved freely, but the intake cam was a bitch to move..even with both of us on the torque wrench we still had trouble moving it...it moved but was really ******* hard...well thats my problem...this was done at a local honda dealership, even the master techs took a look at it and they said it could be a bent valve...i called the guy i bought the head from and he said he'll come down and help me out which is great , whats not so great is that my car isnt running at all now and i still had to pay my mechanic for the labor ...it isnt much from the price honda was taxin....he hooked me up with a under the table price which was cool but the fact that my car aint runnin deserves a , by the way, all bolts in the head were torqued to factory spec

 

Are the spark plugs out? That could be a problem right there. Good luck.

 

no spark plugs

 

do yourself a favor b4 u **** up anything else and plasti guage your cam caps.
the reccomended spec is inthe helms. after that visually inspect ofr bent valves by looking over the rockers with the cams
out. they should all be at the same level


Modified by johnzm at 5:35 AM 2/28/2005

 

i'll do this as soon as i can thanks

 

i seized an intake cam into one of my b16 heads.

chewed the **** out of one of the bearings and seized while running at approx. 3-4,000 rpm. needless to say the engine came to a grinding halt and the head was finished.

i would inspect the cam journals on the head and the cam caps for any abnormal wear of damage.

EDIT: just had a thought... it could be a burnt distributer bearing was the dizzy in the head while trying to turn the cam?

 

Adjust the Valve lash! Get the HELMS Manual and make sure it's correct

 

the dizzy was not in during the cam install, it worked fine before i swapped heads, im tryin to get a helms, is it hard to adjust the valve lash

 

The valve lash is time consuming but easy as long as you have the HELMS and patience. Follow the instructions exactly.