[Shotimes] first mistake?

Ian Fisher dataflash@yahoo.com
Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:41:58 -0700 (PDT)


Just to answer the other question; the 3.0 and 3.2
exhaust cams are the same. That's why people swap in
just the 3.0 intake cams.

Ian

--- Bruce Malachuk <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> JVO,
> 
> It's really easy on how to get them right. If you
> clean the chains up you
> notice there are light links. If the chains are
> really really dirty I
> recommend a pot of boiling water with a little
> POR-15 Marine Clean in it.
> That will get all the stains out of the metal. If
> you look in the helms
> guide it will show you how to properly line up the
> chains the correct number
> of links and the corresponding dots. The front head
> is done so they are
> horizontal with the head, the rear are done at a
> slight angle. One cannot
> really screw it up. There are great pictures in a
> helms/factory guide. 
> 
> 
> Bruce J Malachuk
> 
> *	94 Opal Frost MTX 
> *	93 Emerald Green MTX - SOLD 
> *	93 Black ATX - New Parts CAR 
> *	95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO -Buyer waiting 
> *	96 TR - Cam Failed parts car :-(
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of van Oss
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 11:37 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] first mistake?
> 
> I am prepping a 3.2L for MTX implant into a Gen2
> wagon.  This afternoon I
> removed the 3.2 front cams (preparing to install
> some 3.0 cams).  Rear cams
> are still in place.  Two questions:
> 
> -- The moment I laid the front 3.2 cams aside on a
> pad, and looked back to
> the engine, I thought:  How am I ever going to
> properly align the new 3.0
> cams and chains.  Any advice?
> 
> -- I've read it's best to install 3.0 cams in the
> 3.2 conversions.  Does
> that apply both to intake and exhaust?
> 
> VO
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