OK... so here's the deal... this is entirely possible to do, as I did it on
my race car in the trailer last year. Front end of the motor's got to come
off to get to the timing chain & gear, and the oil pan.
I managed to keep the lifters up in their bores by using cam lube...the
sticky red stuff you use to break in a cam. You also have to carefully
maneuver the cam thru the bearings, and take great care to know where the
star drive is. You'll find yourself rotating the crank into various
positions in order to get your hand into the right places.
Its not an easy job, but "doable".
WST
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "Jackson Zimmermann" <JZIMMERM@albemarle.org>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: Cam Install
> Jackson Zimmermann wrote:
> > Has anyone on the list installed a cam in their 1275 without pulling the
> > motor?
>
> You will need a strong magnet on a stick that fits in the pushrod holes
> to hold up each lifter as you slip the cam in.
> Wait a minute, you will need 8 magnets to hold the lifters as the old
> cam comes out.
> 1275s do not have side covers like the small bore engines which would
> make lifter removal easy. But....
> Also the star drive on the oil pump end is just a friction fit and might
> cause a headache trying to align,remove,replace.
> As for the cam bearings, they are pressed in and should not be a
> problem. It's the lifters and star drive and gravity you have to deal
with.
> It is a piece of cake with the engine upside down ;)
>
>
>
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> 2 Sprites, 2 Midgets
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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