KZ1K'S ENGINE PROJECT

i think I missed something too. Why are we worried about the cams being tightened? Is it that during shipping we don't want a valve open to protect it from getting bent?

Or could it be.......threads are dorked?

:dry:

okay.....everybody settle down......i had pitstop do a head for me and thats how it was shipped......its fine.....the caps and cams are coming out again anyway.......did ya get new cam bearings?......if the old ones are serviceable,do em with 1000 grit or 1500 grit wet....its been a while, not sure....make sure everything is clean.......

keith1 wrote:

okay.....everybody settle down......i had pitstop do a head for me and thats how it was shipped......its fine.....the caps and cams are coming out again anyway.......did ya get new cam bearings?......if the old ones are serviceable,do em with 1000 grit or 1500 grit wet....its been a while, not sure....make sure everything is clean.......

cam bearings...you meen the bearings on the cam towers? no i did not get new ones. wet sand them with 1500?

z1kzonly wrote:

Please don't tell me someone bolted cams even half way down in to a head! A gamble, are they alingned? in time? Sync?
Do you know how easy valves can tweek, bend? .001 of an inch and you loose your compression!
My opinion! Or did I miss something??:S

the bolts holding the cam towers were hand tight.

CRH head after blasting

larrycavan wrote:

CRH head after blasting

Man that's sexy.

kz1k wrote:

keith1 wrote:

okay.....everybody settle down......i had pitstop do a head for me and thats how it was shipped......its fine.....the caps and cams are coming out again anyway.......did ya get new cam bearings?......if the old ones are serviceable,do em with 1000 grit or 1500 grit wet....its been a while, not sure....make sure everything is clean.......

cam bearings...you meen the bearings on the cam towers? no i did not get new ones. wet sand them with 1500?

yep.....there are two halves .....if you have anything dicernable by running your fingernail across them, they need some work.....pm Larry...although you didnt have him do your head, he will give you the scoop....he's good like that......

What.. no updates

Are you:

Hitting the hooch?

Spanking the pooch?

or cleaning gaskets ? :woohoo:

Cleaning gasket surfaces has to be the most boring, labor intensive job in rebuilding an engine, but it's one of the more important jobs to do thoroughly :S

1 box single edge razor blades

Right angle die grinder & scuff pad kit

Base gaskets are the worst but with the studs removed it's a lot easier. Since I always go with APE studs they're out of the way anyway....

Any spots left come right off in the blasting cabinet.

I got to get me one of those heads......