<VV> Smittys Carb

[Andy Clark]

I'm curious as to how you guys check for the infamous "tight spot" in the
crank rotation, after torquing the block bolts, with the rods/pistons still
attached.
Andy Clark
1966 140/4 Monza Sedan
1966 140/4 Yenko Clone
1966 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BobHelt at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Smittys Carb


>
> In a message dated 5/22/2006 7:53:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> corvairduval at cox.net writes:
>
> There is  a mechanic, Jessie Bently, that worked on Corvairs for years at
> a  dealership around Richmond that swears he could change a camshaft
> without  removing the heads.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
>
>
> Frank,
> No problem doing that. Just split the case with the heads still in place.
> Done that several times. Need to remove three rods from the crank tho as I
> remember.
> Regards,
> Bob Helt