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Have I correctly installed my cam shaft?

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Trigger:
Drew, i have just worked out were you are going wrong. Only look at the Right side of the engine. (your points side) Line your T mark up and the two cam lobes must be facing down on that side, as in the drawing from the manual page 17. If you post any more pictures, then only take them from that side of the engine, this will make things a little clearer.

Drew400:
Thanks again. I'll be double, double-checking before I seal this baby up!

Will keep you posted.

Cheers, D.

Drew400:
Hi, me again!

Following advice received, here are some photos of my latest attempt at installing my camshaft.

1. T mark for 1-4 lines up exactly with the crankcase mark as stated in the manual
2. Notch is visible in the top of the camshaft at the timing end
3. Cam lobes at the same end both point downward
4. Horizontal lines on the sprocket are parallel with the top of the block

I'd be delighted to hear from anyone to either confirm it's correct or what I've done wrong this time! At least it gets easier to change it the more I do it.

Trigger, thanks for the tip-off on the tensioner... they were in but incorrectly fitted. Hopefully now that's corrected too. I wonder how many more things I can get wrong?

Cheers all,

D.

hairygit:
That certainly seems right to me! Never be afraid to ask if in doubt, better to ask for advice than put it together and nagging doubts force you to take it apart again, at best you will have wasted very expensive gaskets and time, at worst you could have very expensive bent valves/damaged pistons/warped head etc:P

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Trigger:
Not Bad ;)
And if you have any of that Black stuff i sent you, wipe some on the cam bearings. You see your oil feed pipe? Hope you cleaned it out. That is the main problem on oil starvation to the head.

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