In this video I go through a step by step how you can accurately degree your camshaft and install your pistons
In this video I go through a step by step how you can accurately degree your camshaft and install your pistons
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Thank you for the nitty gritty and your attention to detail. I’m about to start a rebuild of a 400 for my ‘68 firebird and these videos will be invaluable! Keep ‘em coming!!
Hey gust im thinking about replacing my head gaskets on my pontiac 400 engine with 6xheads fo i haft to remove the push rods it doesn't seem like a difficult job
Another great AG quote “You have to put it somewhere, you might as well put it in the right place”
Will a hyd roller lifter stay pumped up fully if soaked over night? if using checking springs will that be soft enough? Is priming the oil system another way of keeping the lifter hard while degreeing? Or do I have to buy another lifter and gut it to make completely solid?
Great video very well said.Thank you for info nice job.
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I’m literally in my garage right now degreeing a cam in my fresh pontiac 400. This was very helpful!
A verry good demo . Note when putting lube on rod bolts make note to lube under head of bolt also !
This ought to be the end-all “Gold” standard of Pontiac short block assembly help. Awesome and well done.
Alan, nice job. Very good explanation and filming made this stage a pleasure to watch and learn. Your experience shines through. Enjoying this immensely.
Thank you for the video
You and Nicks Garage both doing engine assembly
You are on the Pontiac and Nick is doing a Hemi
thank you for the video
You simplified this process much better than others. It seemed impossible at times the way they went on and on.
Love your channel = so much good information. And yes the Pontiac engine is different than the Chevrolet. I want to know what is the difference in a cam ground on a 109 degree center line and a 112 degree center line?? Or perhaps I should ask what are the characteristics of a tighter or smaller center line on a cam??
Great video, it looks like the 2,3,4, main caps by the dowels are broke. is that normal with Pontiac engines? Do you think on a 350 chevy 2 bolt main that its worth have the mains changed from 7/16 to 1/2 bolts?
According to a Lake Speed Jr. video, he talks with engine builders about ring gaps. Seems he and the builder agree the the 2nd compression ring and the top oil rail should line up so the oil will be better scraped from the cylinder and in that video, they agree that the gap for these 2 rings can be (if I remember correctly) about ten thousands larger than the recommended specs for a naturally aspirated engine. The extra gap will just about eliminate any chance of top ring flutter and blow by. It allows any compression that slips by the top ring to be vented by the second ring and the oil ring. They claim an engine that power drops off rapidly at high rpm is an indication the top ring is fluttering and not sealing against the ring land. If you get a chance, watch the video and see if you agree. Lake says the top ring is the compression ring and while we call the second ring a compression ring, its actual job is to scrape oil from the cylinder so it is captured by the oil rings and be returned to the crankcase. I am not saying what you are doing is incorrect, not at all. If anyone follows your advice the engine will operate as expected and not have problems. Lake and the other engine builders are talking about race engines but that it is information that can be used in a stock engine. Turbo motors are a different breed with end gaps. I am here to learn, not criticize. I like your videos and you give great information.
Great video as always AG. It looked like a couple of the main caps had corners broken off where there are dowel alignment pins. Is that correct or did my eyes deceive me. You must not be concerned if so.
Just an interesting note re breakaway tq, on a 455 pontiac I build a couple of years ago after installing a rope rear main seal and having only the crank fitted and caps torqued the breakaway torque was 15ftlb.
Then after fitting all pistons the breakaway tq was then 43ftlb. 5/64"-5/64"-3/16" hastings rings moly top ring.
Hi AJ i enjoy your channel very much. It would be nice for you to explan camshaft duration on the intake and exhaust. if you have the same duration on the intake and exhaust you can advance the camshaft if the duration is different the advance is already ground in the cam. I thought that was very good information to know that. Keep up the good work Allan.
Excellent video. I am very much enjoying how you cover some of the subtle nuances involved in the assembly of this engine. I also commend you for your outstanding attention to detail. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Have the same degree wheel, have had it for years.