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Originally Posted by Mlgprodriver
Well once the cam gear is torqued to spec and lined up with the chain to the crankshaft..... You won’t be able to turn it by hand. Your basically turning the entire motor at that point to turn the cam over.
Unless what your talking about is once you torqued the cam gear on the the camshaft the gear is not turning even without the chain on it. Then I would recommend checking the lifters, cam gear, camshaft thrust plate, amongst other things. Take your freaking time! The world will not end in a couple more hours that it take to go over things.
I may be stupid, but It sounds like your guy may have forgot to reinstall the camshaft thrust plate. Make damn SURE he has a brand spanking new one, because those bad boys can, will, and surely fail.
Anyway, just my $0.02
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Yep. I had considered reusing mine when I did my cam swap. But I checked the rubber gasket and noticed that it was completely flattened. This is a commonly overlooked part for low oil pressure on start up after a cam swap, as they can have sealing issues or, if overtightened, the plate will crack.
Also, you have to make sure you get the correct one when buying. Some LS's used the regular style bolts and some used the countersunk bolts. The plate will be different for each type of course.
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