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Originally Posted by TomsSVX
are the cams on the right side? The intake cams can be reversed without you realizing... Its prob not a good idea to ask why I know this. Also, the cams can be flipped upside down. They have alignment marks 180* on the gears. Best way to check this...
Pull the valve cover on the pass side (easy one) Check the intake cam has a RIN on it. If it does... pop the pulley on the exhaust cam and pull the cap seal off the intake cam and make the keyway for the exhaust pulley point straight up... The intake's keyway should be in the same position
If all is well... check on the other side too for proper keyway positioning... If all is well.... Light it all on fire cuz the motor is comming out
Tom
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I actually did most of that. Pulled the pass valve cover off and checked. The cams say R IN and R EX in the proper spots. We also verified that the alignment dots on the backside of the cam gears match up.
So pull the pulleys, pop the intake cam caps, make sure all the keyways face up together.
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Originally Posted by sowise
piston rings? not seated or damaged? what oil are you using I heard it can affect how well the rings will seat. Where do you hear the air escaping?
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The bottom end should be fine, it was running well when I took it apart. There is no evidence of scoring or damage on the cylinder walls. #5 and 6 have a tiny bit of blow-by, but otherwise all is well inside. I think if the piston compression was bad enough that the engine spun this freely I'd be able to hear them bouncing off the walls.