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If you pull the radiator, intake , valvecovers, water pump, Harmonic balancer, timing cover. Then remove the rocker shafts, pull the push rods out, pull the lifters out, remove the fuel pump drive, then the timing chain, remove the 4 bolts at the cam cover, slide cam out W/long bolt threaded...

msarli1 - Its a 273 commando - I have not broke it in yet - I just started it.

Thanks George- I will wait till I get all the little things tied up and can take it on the road before I start it again. I have not let it sit and Idle - So next time I start it I will run her down the road - Will it help to load it down by going up some big hills - I have alot of them around here!

Thanks 496dart that is the consensus I'm getting from asking around is that I need to run it to seat the rings and clear out the oil - and that it may take awhile -

New Exhaust front to back - they are not moly rings.

I will say I had a escort I did an oil leak down compression test on and when I started it it blew smoke for a while - I am just wondering if it will go away without driving under load or If I will have to run it under load to get rid of the smoke - and also is this normal at first start up when...

Pistons were measured well within tolerance - block was hot tanked cylinders professionally honed, all new bearings, rings, heads rebuilt new seals.

I put oil on a clean rag and ran the rag up and down the cylinder then rubbed the sides of the pistons maybe a little oil got on top of the pistons but not much.

I just started my freshly rebuild motor and it is smokeing like crazy - I did put a good bit of oil on the pistons and down the cylinder during assembly as I was told to do by the service manual. Is this normal? how long should it last before I get worried? can I expect it to clear up without...

Glad to hear you got it going again!! - If you decide to go electronic ignition let me know I have the whole kit here at the house - I found a good deal on an "Ignitor" setup on ebay after aquireing the mopar kit - so its extra parts now. I also have that little oil slinger dealie but I guess Im...

Damn George I just noticed this thread!! - I once had a 66 Rustang and I had the same problem couldnt figure it out for ever - it ended up the cam had broke and the last 6 lobes did not move so I lost 6,7,8 cylinder - that is the time I learned to do a compession test right out of the box - I...

Thank you all for the help - I am leaning twords the comp cams BUT I dont know if I should go with the .468 lift or the .495 -- What do you guy think ?? I will be runng 3.55 sure grip, 4sp, trying to stay with stock exhaust?

Hey Ty - I was able to use my stock Pistons luckly they were within tolerance - I have another set and a 66 block if you would be interested email me. Bill

Hello folks - I am faceing the decision of what cam to use in my 273 commando engine. I am retaining 10 to 1 comp ratio and all the other stock components 4bbl and exhaust it is a 4sd car, I am adding a windage tray and electronic ignition but thats about it. Has anyone out there found success...

You guys ROCK!! with this info I figured it out. Thank you much, Bill

I could really use someones expertise with rocker shaft intallation on my 67 273 engine. I am trying to install my rockers onto the shafts, then the shafts onto the heads. The FSM says " Install rocker arm and shaft assemblies with notch pointing to cenrerline of engine and tword front of...