yoterr

i took off, my t-cover to fix the akwardly positioned timing chain and im trying to install it and the top left hand bolt wont go in???? took a flashlight and looked in and it looks like the cover is like an 1/8th to the right........but alllll the other bolts fit fine. im lost, its the right bolt, in the right spot as is the others and i cant figure out why this ones an 1/8th off,i pryed a bit at the cover, you guys think i bent the one side?? figures everything went smooth as pie comin off....thanks for any ideas

iamsuperbleeder

pics?

abecedarian

"We've secretly removed this user's engine block and replaced it with and Engine Builder's Choice engine block... let's see if they notice...."

were it me, I'd remove all the other bolts and start with that one... and see how things go.

yoterr

all try that i guess, i did leave them all loose and tried tapping that side of the cover but it didint budge, thanks for the help

akaphilly

are you using the same cover or a new one?

abecedarian

and did you put the one that goes down through the cylinder head, below the distributor drive, in yet?

yoterr

NEW DEVELOPMENT!! i screwed up my headgasket (thats what was in the way of the bolt)
lol hilarious...not, so now i gotta do a headgasket and i didint even wanna spend the 10 on the t-cover gaskets... you guys think i can take off the head without taking off the exhaust manifold and intake?

pntbol11

iTrader: (1)

it's possible but I would recommend taking them off. Your definitely going to have to remove the exaust.

abecedarian

I'd remove the intake and exhaust (sorry. )
You'll need to clean the block and head mating surfaces to make sure the gasket can seat properly.

Plumbrbob

I always remove my heads with the intake attached but the exhast has to come off. I am carb though EFI may be harder. But really a HG job is cake i can R&R mine in a couple hours, maybe a good time to cleanup those valves, new oil seals, and lap those seats. maybe a RV cam & RV springs is in order as well? Engnbldr a good source on parts I can call him tommorrow morning and he will have parts at my door step the day after tommorrow AMAZING!

yoterr

lol, trucks already got an crawler cam, not sure about the springs, and its a rebuilt motor, decided to leave the intake manifold on, and yeah the exhaust manifold was a dumb question lol, guess ill take pics and clean sum stuff up along the way and post here, thanks guys

Plumbrbob

crawler cam eh?

I am running the 270/430 HO cam and I have ran the Torker

I think I should of went with the crawler profile

yoterr

runs nice, great power right off idle, just need a carb n header to take full advantage of it

yoterr

also quick question, just got my head off and everything has a good coat of black suit on it, does that mean im runnin rich? or normal....just wounderin

Plumbrbob

black carbon build up is a sign of running rich, I have always had some black.

Is it excessive build up?

Engnbldr said that the 260/430 profile was the best for my 20r/22r hybrid build but the power band really doest shine until I get some really crazy high R's but when it does kick in i clean lugs on my 36" swampers

yoterr

no not excessive...just looked like it, yeah its allways fun revin her out