I am bumbed to report that I just bent valve(s) on my spider after adjusting cam timing and failing to sufficiently tighten the 55mm intake cam nut.
I did a leakdown on cylinder #1 which showed, to no surpirse, a severe leak through the intake side. I am getting ready to pull the head but how do I ensure I have the intake camshaft nut torque to the correct 55 ft-lbs. (IIRC). I have a wrench that will fit the nut but have hard time holding the intake camshaft tight enough to torque the nut (while holding the cam timing in place).
Help! Don't want to go through this again after replacing the valves.
I should have left well enough alone. My car was running great but had somewhat of a lumply idle. I knew that the cam timing was not correct for the cams in the car (RJR mild cams for S3 '84 spider).
Looks like I'll be calling Richard again and contributing to his boating funds!
I did a leakdown on cylinder #1 which showed, to no surpirse, a severe leak through the intake side. I am getting ready to pull the head but how do I ensure I have the intake camshaft nut torque to the correct 55 ft-lbs. (IIRC). I have a wrench that will fit the nut but have hard time holding the intake camshaft tight enough to torque the nut (while holding the cam timing in place).
Help! Don't want to go through this again after replacing the valves.
I should have left well enough alone. My car was running great but had somewhat of a lumply idle. I knew that the cam timing was not correct for the cams in the car (RJR mild cams for S3 '84 spider).
Looks like I'll be calling Richard again and contributing to his boating funds!