RE: Cam Question

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

I always have that lingering question in my mind when searching for 
engine answers. I found the best solution ia to always take a lot of 
pictures of the internals before you button it up. Then you can visually 
check the alignment any time you want and when someone says you're wrong 
you can show them. Cheap insurance.

Of course since you didn't build that motor you didn't have that option. 
Do take some pictures now, with it apart.

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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W.A. Edison wrote:
> 
> I've done the same thing. /Butch/Ferndale, WA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nico Over [mailto:nover@xxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 8:04 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Cam Question
> 
> 
> Forget my last post, I am a dummy, I had the engine at TDC Not firing 
> when I
> first got into it. Looked again today and verified that I now am 180 out 
> 
> which I will change tomorrow. I feel like a fool. I should know better. 
> Nico
> 
> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:32:05 -0500, Nico Over wrote
> > 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 and found that the timing marks were 180 
> > out on the cam gear, the marks were aligned 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 thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks Nico Over Va. Beach, Va PS 
> > I did not build this motor, it came in the car!
> > 
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Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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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.