Re: cam degreeing help
 

I saw the fact that you have the tip of the dial indicator on the lip of the lifter, correct? We are talking about an 1/8 in. of material that the indicator is is resting on and it has a curved surface, is this the case?

Re: cam degreeing help
 

yes lifter is on the edge ,and it is not sliding off, checked it.

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Terry , Put the chain on a whole crank tooth off and see what you get.

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I had to look that setup up.
http://www.cloyes.com/HighPerformanc...S/Default.aspx

You can actually see the cam advance with that set up. Something has to be slipping or moving to cause an incorrect reading.

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Terry could you describe briefly the procedure you're using? I've been watching this thread and am interested in the outcome. Thanks Joe

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Mark,Tried the one tooth off, did not help.Had degree bushing set at zero. Checked my degree wheel readings, first reading was 56 went to other reading it was164, total is220 divided is 110, same as all my readings. Never had a problem degreeing before.

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I've never seen it happen, but I suppose it is possible that the bushing does not have any offset in it. When you loosen the bolts and turn the adjuster bushing, can you actually see the bolts move in the center of the gear? I have the same type timing set on one of our 427 engines, it works just fine. I am changing to the fast adjust, I like it better, but the hex adjust works fine.

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Alan, yes you can see the bolts moving back and forth when you move the bushing. I am begging to wonder if the stud that the cam bushing sits on is bent, and is causing binding problems when I tighten it back up.

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It would be hard to get a really bent dowel pin into the bushing.

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Did you unscrewed the tip out of your Dial indicator so it will Lay flat on your Lifter?