Big Problem
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4th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,093
From: Illinois
Big Problem
im doing my PI swap and i just finished putting the timing chains back on, everything is how it should be (99% sure) and when i started turning the crankshaft to make sure everything went around as it should, right when #7 gets to the top i hear a little thud and i can't turn it anymore, is that the piston hitting the valves?
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: CA
RE: Big Problem
Are your cams on the correct sides? They are left/right specific. Also, here's what I used to time it. http://www.modulardepot.com/?show=ar...det&aid=32
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Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Illinois
RE: Big Problem
well i thought i could turn it the other way until the same spot agin but i guess not, same thing happens when i think it was #2 comes up. I guess im just gonna have to mess with the timing chains until i get it right, even though i have everything lined up like it should.[
]man this is frustrating, i suggest none of you try this at home, unless you have a lot of exsperience not the easiest thing to do.
]man this is frustrating, i suggest none of you try this at home, unless you have a lot of exsperience not the easiest thing to do.
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RE: Big Problem
ORIGINAL: *Blk_96_Stang_GT*
well i thought i could turn it the other way until the same spot agin but i guess not, same thing happens when i think it was #2 comes up. I guess im just gonna have to mess with the timing chains until i get it right, even though i have everything lined up like it should.[]man this is frustrating, i suggest none of you try this at home, unless you have a lot of exsperience not the easiest thing to do.
well i thought i could turn it the other way until the same spot agin but i guess not, same thing happens when i think it was #2 comes up. I guess im just gonna have to mess with the timing chains until i get it right, even though i have everything lined up like it should.[
]man this is frustrating, i suggest none of you try this at home, unless you have a lot of exsperience not the easiest thing to do.
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,080
From: Bay Minette Alabama
RE: Big Problem
If your running stock cams then your timing has to be off, or there'sa bolt or something on top of your piston. A performance shop near me done an engine swap in a 98 and had the exact same problem. It was the timings. In the end it'll be worth the trouble. Good luck
