CRatcliff
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- Nov 21, 2016
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- Seattle, Washington
Hey All, I'm swapping the cam in my B20 without taking the engine out of the car and have done a ton of searching on the subject and there are a few answers I'm not 100% clear on.
I think that's all for now. Engine head is off, lifters are out, distributor is off (drive gear is as mentioned above), timing cover is off, I'll be taking the timing gear off today (aluminum timing gear is coming in from VP Autoparts next week), engine is set where 1st cylinder is tdc, and the distributor rotor arm is marked where it was before I took it off, so I should be able to set the engine timing back easily.
I know I need to grab a few parts from the old cam - I plan to take the old one out and wait at least a day before putting the new one in - just specifically listing all of the steps to do before install (assembly paste, spacer on cam, check the thrust plate), and IIRC there is a couple more things to pull from the old cam.
Been reading these two:
https://forums.tbforums.com/showthread.php?t=155117
http://www.autotraining.edu/blog/installing-a-performance-camshaft/
And following the Hayne's manual. Let me know if you see anything I'm missing, or have any answers to the questions above! Thank youuuuuuuuuuu.
- I know I need to use a screwdriver to prime the oil pump - where is the actual place to prime the pump?
- Is the distributor drive gear and the oil pump gear the same thing?
- The distributor drive gear will only come out about 80% of the way, then it gets all jammed up. It spins freely, though. Do I need to take it out the rest of the way or is it fine at this point?
I think that's all for now. Engine head is off, lifters are out, distributor is off (drive gear is as mentioned above), timing cover is off, I'll be taking the timing gear off today (aluminum timing gear is coming in from VP Autoparts next week), engine is set where 1st cylinder is tdc, and the distributor rotor arm is marked where it was before I took it off, so I should be able to set the engine timing back easily.
I know I need to grab a few parts from the old cam - I plan to take the old one out and wait at least a day before putting the new one in - just specifically listing all of the steps to do before install (assembly paste, spacer on cam, check the thrust plate), and IIRC there is a couple more things to pull from the old cam.
Been reading these two:
https://forums.tbforums.com/showthread.php?t=155117
http://www.autotraining.edu/blog/installing-a-performance-camshaft/
And following the Hayne's manual. Let me know if you see anything I'm missing, or have any answers to the questions above! Thank youuuuuuuuuuu.