Re: [AMC-list] Fwd:

["Thomas Garner" <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I figured it out!! WHEW. The long bolt bottomed out but it kept turning and it wrecked the threads on the end of the bolt. At this point I KNEW something locked the engine up. I was dreading the idea of taking it apart again.
 I took off the rocker arm shaft no good. Then I got to looking at the pulley damper and accessory pulley and I got thinking so I pulled the accessory pulley off and BINGO, the three bolts holding the accessory pulley on were too long and digging into the camshaft cover and had it locked tight!! Some moron used too long a bolts for it. (We will stick with "some moron" as long as nobody checks old posts or remembers that I put the pulley on when I added power steering.)

Thanks to all for the help but this was due to a broken nut behind the wheel problem.



--- Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

From: "Thomas Garner" <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Frank Swygert" <farna@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Fwd:
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:32:44 -0700

Ok, I got a longer bolt and I keep turning it and turning. It's EXTREMELY hard to turn but it just keeps tightening. It's almost as if the engine is locked up. It turned just fine before I put my head on it. I replaced valve's, valve springs lifters and I upgraded the came this:
http://www.compperformancegroupstores.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CC&Product_Code=68-200-4&Category_Code=A6CAMSHE

Should I of replaced the push rods with this cam? Would that lock it up?

--- farna@xxxxxxx wrote:

From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
To: Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Fwd:
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:28 -0400

The problem is the end of the crankshaft is too short, or it's the wrong 
balancer. The washer on top of the balancer shouldn't matter. I've never 
had this problem! The balancer should bottom out on the end of the 
crankshaft. A longer bolt will certainly solve the problem though, as it 
won't draw the balancer in too far. I would stick the balancer on and 
put it where it needs so be, then stick something through the bolt hole 
to the bottom, then measure for length. You may have to cut and/or grind 
a bolt down to get just the right length.

On 05/15/2013 10:28 AM, Thomas Garner wrote:
> I sent this to the list, but I forgot to put in a subject.
>
>
> Ok, I know I"m a slow engine builder, but I keep hitting hurtles. My
> crankshaft bolt does not bottom out. I turn it and it keeps tightening.
> My old timing chain cover got trashed because of it. This makes it
> difficult to attach the engine to the flywheel since I can't turn the
> engine with a breaker bar at the crankshaft bolt cause it won't turn the
> engine, till it crushes the cover.
>
>   I'm gonna get a longer bolt to tighten till it bottoms out in the
> crankshaft. I'm thinking maybe the crankshaft bolt isn't right.
>
> Does anybody know how long the crankshaft bolt is? Maybe the washer is
> too thick, IDK.
>
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