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[Gearhead999]

Well, since you are new at this. And the engine is on a stand. If I were you I would mark the balancer every 90 degrees, starting with TDC. [90, 180, 270]

Then turn the crank with a wrench, 15/16", till #1 intake valve closes and TDC lines up. There both valves are closed. Do your adjustment.

Then turn crank to 90 degree mark and adjust the the next cylinder in the firing order.

Do this eight times. Two revolutions of the crank.

When you're done, redo it to check.

Hope that helps.

[SCHOONER]

Originally Posted by Gearhead999

Well, since you are new at this. And the engine is on a stand. If I were you I would mark the balancer every 90 degrees, starting with TDC. [90, 180, 270]

Then turn the crank with a wrench, 15/16", till #1 intake valve closes and TDC lines up. There both valves are closed. Do your adjustment.

Then turn crank to 90 degree mark and adjust the the next cylinder in the firing order.

Do this eight times. Two revolutions of the crank.

When you're done, redo it to check.

Hope that helps.

Its me again Grearhead999

I got what you just said and I'll do just that ~ however, when you say Mark the Balancer every 90 derees; 90,180 & 270 How Do I Do That
I know that there are indentations on the balancer is that what I'm suppose to mark


I think I read some where; one marks the balancer with White Paint and then smears it off and the rest of the paint settles into the grooves on the balancer so when you time the engine you can see the markings better. Is that what you mean by Marking The Balancer

Hey Gearhead999 you plus other guys have helped me through some other areas of my rebuild and I certainly THANK YOU for that.

One other thing before I get to do the CLOSING OF THE VALVES.
BIG QUESTIONS:

How would you go about INSTALLING MY 289 CAMSHAFT

I was in an engine rebuild class but had to leave two weeks before I finished due to a death in the family and never got to actually install my 289 CAMSHAFT

My engine was in the class room and my instructor couldn't install it either. He tried to gently go thru the bearings with my camshaft. He couldn't get it passed the last bearing. He said that he'd have to SCRAP the bearing with a knife!
There was a Knick or something blocking the passage And he was going to use his knife to clear it.

Is that the right thing to do All this was done DRY without lube. I know that was O.K. for a test to see if the cam would fit ~ RIGHT/WRONG!

Now, Gearhead999
I know that you have to treat the camshaft with care and NOT TO MARK-UP THE BEARINGS EITHER.

O.K. Gearhead999 I know its a LOT to ask and to you others to answer such a L O N G request concerning:

MARKING AND BALANCER & INSTALL MY CAMSHAFT TOO.

CRANKSHAFT CONFUSION:

Why would hit the crankshaft after setting the connecting rods to the crankshaft

You figure the connecting rods are all properly set and the space between the bearing end caps on the crankshaft are all set. Now I hit the whole works with a hammer in order to set the distance between the front of the crankshaft to the engine block And this also sets the main bearing

O.K. I lied its (3) things I want to know how to do;
1. How to mark the balancer
2. How to properly install my camshaft
3. Hitting the Crankshaft in order to set the main bearing

Gearhead999 and all you others who can HELP this newbie I will GREATLY APPRECIATE IT

P.S. Sure I can read all this out of a book. However, I rather get it from guys like yourselves who have done it and know ALL THE LITTLE HIDDEN SECRETS OF DOING IT RIGHT

GOD BLESS ALL YOU GUYS

Schooner

[rwhite65]

Schooner-
Mark your balancer using some masking tape. I posted a pic using some green lines to illustrate what you are to do. The pic is just a rough Photoshop kind of thing, but gets the general idea across.

Ryan