I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

Ok so i was putting together an LS tonight, totally stock motor.... I Was taking out the headbolts one by one and replacing with ARP's. That went over smooth and then I took off the cam gears. Well I was drinking and talking with friends and one of the cam gear keys/keepers fell into the bottom of the timing cover! So I was trying to get the crank pully off and long story short the bottom end turned and the cams didn't. So basically I'm wondering if the bottom end turned almost a full revolution with the cams at TDC, do you guys think it would bend the valves? I'm hoping not, only because the low compression of the LS motor, I thought There may be enough clearance for it to happen? I just want opionions.... TIA!

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

id be willing to bet you'll be ok.

id risk it, slap it all together and see what happens.

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

put the motor to TDC, put the cams straght up

put thebelt on

easier than fuckign your motor up

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

Thats what I was hoping, I've never bent valve's in a build, but I thought it would be pretty obvious if I did??? The head never actually came off the motor for the ARP install. The motor only made about a 3/4 turn, but more or less I'd rather not take it back apart if I dont have to. But if people think their bent for sure then I guess I'll pull it apart....

The build should be lots of fun, I picked up a 93 LS tranny with a quaife LSD for $650 today, 0 miles since rebuild, I think thats a steal since the LSD is a grand alone lol :)

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

do a leakdown test and that should tell you for sure, but other than that, I think you're just drunk and worried for no reason. lol ;D

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

LOL Ya I am drunk now, I've never done a leakdown, can you buy a leakdown tester for a reasonable price? I've never really looked into it at all, Ive just got a few compression testers :D

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

dude if you were turining the motor over by hand, you would feel if a valve hit a piston. I t would be basically a dead stop. you should be cool

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

Thanks, I just felt like I hade to of fucked my motor up, but now I feel better lol :)

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

Although My problem was I was trying to get the crank pulley off with a huge torque wrench so I dont think I would have felt it, but I guess ill find out

Re: I f'ed up big time.....Need opinions
 

you would feel the resistance of metal on metal before the valve bent. lets just hope you werent too drunk to notice