318 LA rebuild after losing a valve seat

George Jets said

I had this bad feeling when others were recommending Righty Tighty go to the 4° cam advance on his first time engine build. Too many variables for him for things to go wrong.

Should have gone with the single keyway roller chain and gear set, set straight up. Dots set to 12 O'clock on the cam gear and 12 O'clock on the crank gear.

Drop the distributor in with # 1 up on compression.

Would have been done by now so he could get onto more important things.

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I think everything’s gonna be okay. IF the timing is off, then I’ll address it. Will it be frustrating? Of course. But it’ll be nobody’s fault but mine for a) choosing the more advanced route and b) not degreeing the cam like I should've.

I know that all the advice and suggestions have been made will good intent and I’m very appreciative of that. I can’t imagine how tiring it must get having to dumb down things to a beginner...but I’m getting there!

The engine is buttoned up and primed, and some might not like this, but I’m gonna roll with it the way it is. If it runs like ****, then I’ve got some troubleshooting to do, and believe me when I say this, I really do try to figure things out on my own before coming here to ask for advice. This is all one big lesson and I’m having a blast.