Tuesday 3 July 2012

Cam tower install

The rear cam cap is on. It's held on my 3 small bolts, and is sealed by a cork gasket. This gasket was leaking before, and oil dripped on to the exhaust manifold. Once hot enough, blue smoke used to exit the engine bay. I look forward to not having that problem anymore.


Before bolting the tower to the head, I scraped off the remains from the old gasket, gave it a good clean, and aligned the new gasket. The top side is marked with the word OBEN.


In order to keep the hydraulic lifters from falling out when the cam tower is installed, I tied them with dental floss. Some people recommend using grease to keep them in their bores, but I think this is a better idea.

Installation complete!

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