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Thank you! that worked like a charm

edit: i managed to get the inner springs for #8 out. Struggling bad with accessing remaining plugs. Mainly plugs 3, 4, 5, and 6. Cant really squeeze between the headers and the body from above. still super tight from below. Any help would be greatly appreciated

runnnig at about 100psi

using a comp cams spring compressor i got from hughes

Edit: attempted to compress valve spring and it would push the valve open. i can hear/feel air coming from top of carburetor

Thanks for all the advice. Any tips on removing the other spark plugs? The engine is in the car still

Sorry, i should have thrown that in there. It is an automatic

So im in the process of putting a new cam in. I am trying to remove the inner springs so i can break in the cam. So I removed the spark plug in number 8 cylinder and screwed in my air adapter. Once i open my ball valve to allow air to enter it pushes the piston back down. I can tell because my...

Uh oh. Unfortunately no.. I didn't use a zinc additive. What do you guys think I should do from here?? I feel like I'm in a pretty rough spot since I don't know much about the engine. I don't mind replacing the cam, but may be a little lost when it comes to choosing the right one...

I've had the car a little under a year. Don't know really any history on it. Unknown mile since it's non number matching. First Oil change was penzoil 10 30 second and third I used royal purple

He all, sorry for the delay. I was at a consecutive 120hr work week with a day or two in between. Finally have a few days off to figure this out. So I went ahead and pulled all the lifters on the passenger side since that is where I was hearing the noise. 1 lifter had me concerned. All other...

Thanks! There was no collapse when pressure applied to the pushrod

Thank for the input! I wiped it after the photos were taken and the findings were insignificant. Will have to look in few more places. Tied up with work but will be off in a few days

Hey there! Thank you for the input. I did fire it up and looked but there was nothing obvious. There's a few more places I want to look, but won't be able to for the next couple days

Well, pulled the cover off. Nothing looked out of place as far as I'm concerned (upload photos). Cover wasn't being rubbed against or anything unusual like that. Rods don't look bent. My diagnosis may have been off. Sounds like it may be coming from more center of the engine beneath the intake...