timing cover installation help!
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timing cover installation help!
I have had my car on jacks for months and have installed my long tubes, custom grind blower cam, adjusted the rockers, and am now ready to put the timing cover back on. I have lurked here many times and was able to remove the timing cover easily by loosening the front oil pan bolts, especially since my engine rebuild was about a year ago and the gaskets are really new yet. What a pain in the *** to reinstall though! I have a Vortech supercharger also so space is definitely a rare comodity; the oil cooler lines are totally in the way of loosening the oil pan bolts. I disconnectd the oil cooler, but I can only reach half way down the side of the oil pan. I am having difficulty reaching the ones above the cross member. What do I do? I am in desperate need to get this car back together! I am about to lose my mind with this thing being on jacks for almost 6 months. HELP! I need to get this timing cover on and everything will be fine.
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Re: timing cover installation help!
How about the oil cooler? Is it really needed? I know that certin LT-1's didn't have an oil cooler. My car was originally an automatic, but I did the M6 swap. I was wondering if the M6 models had the oil cooler also. If they didn't, maybe I could just ditch it...
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Re: timing cover installation help!
I advise installing a new water pump drive seal after the timing cover is installed. It's nearly impossible to keep the inner lip of that seal from rolling over when installing the timing chain cover.
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