Author Topic: Cracked cam bearing cap (Read 28378 times)

land_shark · « **Reply #15 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:36:42 AM »

All this for a box of donuts and some pizza....

I'll install it tonight. Keep all y'all's fingers crossed for me

PeteSC · « **Reply #16 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:50:50 AM »

Man, if it works, you need to come up with at least a couple of new pocket protectors!

Red01 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 09, 2005, 07:54:17 PM »

land_shark · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:06:38 PM »

I installed it, and it looked like the cam clearance was retained. Then I closed it up and ran it. Nothing went *PING*!

The only thing is that now it sounds like a diesel truck... I gagued the intakes at .012, and the exhausts at .020. I'm about to open it back up and examine it. I think I'll re-gap the valves at .010 and .018.

My pictures turned out blurry, so I'll get another one when I open it back up.

PitterB4 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:33:20 PM »

...and use a torque wrench, right???

Bob Holland · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2005, 10:56:30 PM »

I think that that was an outstanding idea, No telling how many heads have been junk for messed up cam caps.

land_shark · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2005, 11:59:09 PM »

Craftsman torque wrench = Sears, on sale for $64. check!

Thanks for all the support on this. I'll probably continue to check it now and again, but I have to believe that this thing is going to work:

PitterB4 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2005, 06:20:18 AM »

txbanditrydr · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2005, 09:50:59 AM »

SWEEEEETT!!!!! This one deserves a sticky in the Bandit FAQ!! Congrats again.

Red01 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 10, 2005, 07:51:44 PM »

I didn't give it a sticky, but it is in the FAQ now.