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jrvariel48 · 01-13-2020, 05:00 AM

OK, putting the motor in the car to run it is not a problem.
One thing I must check before I do that is the bellhouse indexing.
To do that, I have to hand turn the motor.
I'm being told not to do that because it'll wipe the lube off the cam lobes.
The motor would have to be spun a minimum of two times, one to get the numbers and one to check after adjusting.
If I install the motor in the car and drive it, I run the risk of destroying the input shaft bearing...again. I don't want to do that.
I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks everyone.

01-13-2020, 05:00 AM	#16
jrvariel48 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,426	Re: Rebuilt motor start up OK, putting the motor in the car to run it is not a problem. One thing I must check before I do that is the bellhouse indexing. To do that, I have to hand turn the motor. I'm being told not to do that because it'll wipe the lube off the cam lobes. The motor would have to be spun a minimum of two times, one to get the numbers and one to check after adjusting. If I install the motor in the car and drive it, I run the risk of destroying the input shaft bearing...again. I don't want to do that. I'm open to suggestions. Thanks everyone.