Golden Goddess heart surgery

[Cheapsunglasses]

Just talked to a guy yesterday that had the exact same thing. They were new source heads.

Oooh, that doesn’t sound good. Do I just replace and forget, or dive deeper?

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

That's retarded, not advanced.
Should feel real 440 power when it's timed properly.

I have no idea what I was doing, it was 5 years ago, and I thought I put it straight in line

 

[ckessel]

Since you are into the engine this far, you may want to verify that the outer ring on the damper has not slipped. Using a positive stop, and a pointer you can make or just use the timing cover one, rotate the crank fully one direction till it hits the stop. Make a mark on the damper that lines up with your pointer of choice. Rotate the other direction till it hits the stop. Make another mark. Halfway in between is TDC. How does you damper line up after that on the marks?

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

before I took the damper off I verified tdc was correct, and the marker was right. I did buy a new damper, just as preventive maintenance though

 

[qkcuda]

I would replace all the valve seals while it is apart. You don't need random bits of metal wandering around in your engine.

 

[RemCharger]

Oooh, that doesn’t sound good. Do I just replace and forget, or dive deeper?

I would replace all the valve seals while it is apart. You don't need random bits of metal wandering around in your engine.

I agree with qkcuda should do all to know its good. Waaay more fun to do stem seals out of the car.
Not that those types of seals are fun to do
Roll the piston to the bottom, air up cylinder and get out the old lisle crank down spring compressor

 

[Black_Sheep]

I agree with qkcuda should do all to know its good. Waaay more fun to do stem seals out of the car.
Not that those types of seals are fun to do
Roll the piston to the bottom, air up cylinder and get out the old lisle crank down spring compressor

A length of rope inserted into the spark plug hole and rotating the crank until it stops will hold the valves in place if you don’t have an air compressor.

 

[Phantomx]

I would 100% re-verify tdc with that new balancer before I did anything else concerning the cam timing. You have no way of knowing if that mark is corrrect on the new one without checking it yourself.

I would also mock up the bell housing/trans/throw out bearing with clutch fork to see if the headers are going to clear the linkage. Much easier to get an idea of fitment without the whole car in the way
Travis..

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Yes I am going to do all of that, I just haven’t gotten to that point yet

 

[Kern Dog]

Yes I am going to do all of that, I just haven’t gotten to that point yet

Obey Travis, the Ageless Warlock.

 

[khryslerkid]

Valve stem seal ring?

I knew I've seen that spring clamp somewhere!
@Boris7K good catch!

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Another thing I noticed, my oil slinger seems to be very loose, is this normal?

 

[qkcuda]

Yes. It is held in place by the harmonic balancer when it is tightened down.

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Thanks, that’s what I was thinking, but wasn’t sure

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

who’s hungry for frozen freeze plugs!

 

[64fury74charger]

who’s hungry for frozen freeze plugs!

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Fantastic topped with some fresh used bearing grease……

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

As part of my “while I’m here I might as well _____” mission, I’m changing the freeze plugs. The olds ones don’t look bad, but brass not only looks cool, but it’s better for anti rust. A little scale in there, but not bad.

 

[Islandkent]

Did the freezer help much?

 

[ckessel]

Plus you have bitchin access to them right now. Are they the correct Mopar size, 1 41/64th, or Chebby 1 5/8?

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

I actually didn’t get to that. I had a guy come buy a couple engine blocks, cranks, and heads. After moving all that I really didn’t feel like doing anything else.