{"id":5517,"date":"2025-11-12T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=5517"},"modified":"2025-11-12T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:10:08","slug":"cam-and-crank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=5517","title":{"rendered":"Cam and crank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New Melling stage 1 cam and lifters have arrived. They should mimic the L82 in that department – ‘Excellent Low End Torque and Horsepower; Good Idle and Daily Usage’ is their claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cam in place with a generous coat of Melling assembly lube. I like the stuff if is thick and very sticky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the cam in place I’ll go ahead and put the crank in. I’m using Lubriplate No. 105 as my assembly lube for other than the cam and lifters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Following instructions that came with the rear seal, I’m adding a dab of red sealant to the ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crank in place with a dab of red sealant on the ends of the rear seal. I may have overdone it a bit. Likely should have only put it on one side. Hopefully it won’t come back to bite me and I end up having to replace the seal with the engine in the car. I’ve done it before. Not too hard, just a bit messy and a bother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crank firmly in place with mains torqued to 80 ‘#<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the main caps in place it was time to check the crank end play. I moved the crank back and forth with a rubber dead blow hammer and then did the check. The clearance wasn’t even all the way around. I got measurements between 0.002 and 0.003 where I could get the feeler gauges in. So within spec of 0.002 and 0.006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next: on to the heads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Melling stage 1 cam and lifters have arrived. They should mimic the L82 in that department – ‘Excellent Low End Torque and Horsepower; Good Idle and Daily Usage’ is their claim. Cam in place with a generous coat of Melling assembly lube. I like the stuff if is thick and very sticky. With the … <\/p>\n

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