I let the machine shop assemble my early Hemi shortblock as it would be under warrantee if he did the assembly.. In checking his work after I got it home, I discovered that he had used one of the cam advance-retard marks instead of the correct timeing marks on the timeing chain gears. . Wouoldn't that be fun trying to diagnose why the engine wouldn't run right? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nico Over" <nover@xxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:32 AM Subject: Cam Question
Hi and Happy Thanksgiving to all. My 63 Dodge MW Clone (440 block) has never run correctly, always started well but it seemed the engine wasn't all there even though it was firing on 8. Tore into it this week for a cam change andfound that the timing marks were 180 out on the cam gear, the marks werealigned with the dot at top position of both the crank and cam gears at TDC. I would have thought that with the marks aligned as such the car wouldn't even run. Anyone ever experience this and were your symptoms the same. Any thoughtswould be appreciated. Thanks Nico Over Va. Beach, Va PS I did not build this motor, it came in the car! ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
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