Tank full of fresh gas.
2 barrel carb is all i'm gonna run. I am not putting a 4 barrel on it for many reasons.
Heads where just done with all new valves, hardended seats and new guides. spent over $1000 bucks on those alone. the damn valves better be seating, lol. i'm sure they are...
I suppose the set I have could adjust +4 or -4 degrees If I wanted to reset it all. But since it's running well, I don't see the point in pulling off the cover....spending money on degree wheels and $40 on new seals to reset it. Plus, in my experience, you never get quite as good a seal when...
well, I've got the timing set I've got. I'm not buying a different setup. I was worried I might have installed it a tooth off. I am now convinced I did not.
Thank again, I think I'm good now.
Yes I am assuming that the Mopar Performance Gear set is accurate. Why wouldn't it be? You think factory mopor parts would not be accurate?
At any rate.....i drove the truck today, and it was excellent. I don't think it would have run as well as it does, if the Cam was a full tooth off...
The gear set I used only had 3 settings. I am 100% Confident I used the stock keyway notch and corresponding markings.
When I took this engine apart it had a stock Chrysler plastic coated gear set on it, with no adjustments. So there was really no reason to assume the cam was meant to use with...
Yeah, the RV it was in had only 48K miles on it, and hadn't been registered for the road since 2001. I really, really think the engine had never been out......but I guess the cam could have been replaced at some point, and that could have been done without removing the engine.....there were...
Like I said in my original post, I verified that using a dowel rod feeling piston movement through spark plug hole(poor mans piston stop) and comparing to another 360 balancer pulley and it matched up exactly.
The chain and gear set did indeed have 3 settings. However, I'm sure I used the "stock" marks not the +4 or -4. I also definitely did not put the crank keyway at 12 o'clock. Crank dot at 12, Cam dot at 6, keyway was about 35-45 degrees clockwise of 12.......The one possibility is perhaps I...
Thanks. I tow 7000+ lb trailers with this truck......so I really need to have it work under load. Don't need it to be fast, just need all the torque to be there when I need it.
That's what I figured, but was concerned that it wouldn't even run at the "factory" setting. Made me question whether Cam timing was correct. I hadn't worked on a V8 since my old FE block ford 390, in the 90's.....lol.
guess I'll have to get it out on the road to find out how it runs.
If Cam...
Hey all. I did some searching here, and found dozens of varying opinions and figures.....none of which directly answer my question.....so I am going to ask again for the often asked "what timing should I run"
Details.....Engine is a 360, casting from July 72....I believe original to a 73...