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Degree a camshaft #578216 01/10/10 02:36 AM 01/10/10 02:36 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 127 California M Moneypit6 OP member
Moneypit6 OP member M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 127 California	Is there a good way to degree a camshaft with the heads on the motor? I have a 484 purple cam in a 383. I bought it that way so I wanted to make sure it was right. 70 Roadrunner almost ready to come off the rotisserie

Re: Degree a camshaft [Re: Moneypit6] #578217 01/10/10 10:56 AM 01/10/10 10:56 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	you'd need to replace 2 hyd lifters w solids to get an accurate read on your dial indicator on the end of the (2) pushrods live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Degree a camshaft [Re: RapidRobert] #578218 01/10/10 03:58 PM 01/10/10 03:58 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,746 Ontario, Canada Dodgem master
Dodgem master Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,746 Ontario, Canada	Quote: you'd need to replace 2 hyd lifters w solids to get an accurate read on your dial indicator on the end of the (2) pushrods Why 2 solid lifters one on the intake lobe with a solid cup type push rod and if you want to degree the exhaust move it over. Nice to have the intake off though 5725677-Cranksproket5.JPG (65 downloads)

Re: Degree a camshaft [Re: Dodgem] #578219 01/10/10 04:04 PM 01/10/10 04:04 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,746 Ontario, Canada Dodgem master
Dodgem master Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,746 Ontario, Canada	With iron heads you can use the magnet 5725687-new2.JPG (124 downloads)

Re: Degree a camshaft [Re: Dodgem] #578220 01/10/10 08:01 PM 01/10/10 08:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 127 California M Moneypit6 OP member
Moneypit6 OP member M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 127 California	I was wondering if you can get the crank in an accurate enough position without indicating off the piston directly. I did find true TDC and put degree tape on my balancer, but wasn't sure if that would be okay for cam degreeing. 70 Roadrunner almost ready to come off the rotisserie

Re: Degree a camshaft [Re: Moneypit6] #578221 01/10/10 08:11 PM 01/10/10 08:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,746 Ontario, Canada Dodgem master
Dodgem master Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,746 Ontario, Canada	Naw you have to make or buy a piston stop http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/moptdcintool2.html I made 2 from a short and long reach spark plug do before and after on compression or better with valve gear off so you don't get tangled in the valves 5726260-pistonstop.JPG (91 downloads)

Re: Degree a camshaft [Re: Dodgem] #578222 01/10/10 08:43 PM 01/10/10 08:43 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 8,647 ELYRIA,OH B blownzoom440
blownzoom440 B Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 8,647 ELYRIA,OH	i think that threaded rod will bend.i used a grade 8 bolt.at 1" length it stopped my piston at 10BTDC with the tdc of the piston being .060 in the hole. 5726350-100_2853.jpg (149 downloads) Last edited by METAL STORM; 01/10/10 08:52 PM.

Re: Degree a camshaft [Re: blownzoom440] #578223 01/10/10 09:15 PM 01/10/10 09:15 PM
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Dodgem master Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,746 Ontario, Canada	I bin using that one for 18 years never bent it yet??? It gets sandwiched between the piston and head how is it going to bend? Last edited by Dodgem; 01/10/10 09:16 PM.

Re: Degree a camshaft [Re: Dodgem] #578224 01/10/10 09:30 PM 01/10/10 09:30 PM
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blownzoom440 B Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 8,647 ELYRIA,OH	Quote: I bin using that one for 18 years never bent it yet??? It gets sandwiched between the piston and head how is it going to bend? not to make a major case out of it the plug hole is at a 45*[guessing the angle]to the piston.i have a head off the block .if the plug linesup with the chamber roof i will agree with you.no big deal if it workds for you.cool!

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