during a leakdown, my #2 and 3 valves are hanging open a little at tdc still. i thought it was my timing. before i put some adjustable gears, i wanna see what people think: does this look off enough to keep valves open?



in the process of trying to install the camgears, i stripped the crap out of the tensioner bolt. i hate these things. there is negative clearance to the framerail, and they are like the softest brass ever. grrr
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its a funny angle but looks good. adjust your valves.

 

Use a good shallow socket next time on the tensioner bolt. It is a steel bolt it takes considerable force to distort it like that.

 

i really cant get a shallow socket on there because of the mount bracket on the block, i gotta get around it somehow. what id really like to do is somehow get a straight shot at it and use an air wratchet.

 

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use hand tools on that bolt or you will be doing more damage to it.

i never had any trouble putting a good 14mm socket and ratchet on that bolt.....looks like you fugged it up pretty good though.....the only way you are gonna get a good clear straight shot on that think is to remove the engine or drop the mounts on that side and hope the engine hangs low enough to give you room.

 

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use hand tools on that bolt or you will be doing more damage to it.

i never had any trouble putting a good 14mm socket and ratchet on that bolt.....looks like you fugged it up pretty good though.....the only way you are gonna get a good clear straight shot on that think is to remove the engine or drop the mounts on that side and hope the engine hangs low enough to give you room.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea, i had actually 2 of my 3 mounts off. couldnt get it low enough below the framerail or high enough above it really. ugh. im pretty retarted sometimes, but this bolt has always been problematic to me. ive trashed one before.

what i find happens is that when i push down on it (to turn left) it sinks the wratchet down. ive tried putting stuff under there or holding the head of the wratchet for leverage, but i know im gonna mess up my fingers if it slips

 

You need to be using a better socket. Otherwise, get ahold of one of those stripped nut sockets with the spiraled flutes. That will get it off for sure, although you may have issues getting everything back together if you pull the bolt all the way out. Good luck!

 

ill be able to get the bolt back out, it just sucks that i always have issues with it. anyhow, hows the timing marks looking???

 

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yea i will, hopefully this week. i dont have a valve adjustment tool (been using a 10mm deep and vicegrips) but i got the idea to pick up a pivoting head 10mm wratcheting wrench, should be a big help.

 

you can do it with a reg socket wrench and screw driver just take a little guess work and a little more time.

 

i dont know if its just me but it doesnt look like your crank pulley is at tdc?? it seems to be off by just a hair. unless its just the angle of the pic

 

no i think its off a tiny bit, its a lil after tdc, but if i were totally zero'd in then the exhaust cam would be a lil above the mark on the intake cam, and here its backward with the intake being above..

basically if i was 100% at tdc then there would be a tiny tiny bit more of a difference between the marks on the gears

 

ARe you using 12 point or 6 point sockets?

 

6 point craftsman. its hard to get a socket in there long enough to pass the mount bracket but short enough to not hit the framerail. i think last time i got it off i had a small pipe over the end of the wratchet and sat wiht the caliper right in front of me and pulled back. if i to it from the top and push down it always strips out because the wratchet moves a lil.