cam degreeing help

Terry Waldron · 03-25-2009, 03:01 PM

I am having a problem degreeing my cam, I degree my cams all the time never had this problem. I can go 2 to 8 degrees advance or retarded and all I get is the same results 109-110 degrees, is something binding somewhere.

Fred Popov · 03-25-2009, 03:09 PM

Are you sure that your timing wheel is on the crankshaft.... not on the camshaft. You would get the result you described if your timing wheel in on the cam.

Terry Waldron · 03-25-2009, 03:14 PM

Degree wheel is on the crank , have double checked tdc several times to make sure it was right.

Lapeeracing · 03-25-2009, 07:25 PM

That's a good one.All that I can think of may be a sticky needle or plunger on your dial indicator.And make sure that the stem of the indicator is on the same angle as the valve stem.I have had the stem of the indicator ride into the "dish" of the retainer and give you bad readings.Good luck. You will figure it out!

Terry Waldron · 03-25-2009, 07:46 PM

I have the heads off and got the indicator reading off the edge of lifter.

njk53 · 03-25-2009, 08:36 PM

Check your dial indicator. I had problems with the one I got with my Comp Cams Degree Wheel kit.

RJ · 03-26-2009, 05:18 AM

I would also check to the opening and closing spec @.050", always afraid of asymmetrical lobes skewing the numbers.

Terry Waldron · 03-26-2009, 03:10 PM

Dial Ind. is good, tried different lifters, I am wondering if it is my timing chain setup, I am using the cloyes hex adjust setup. Anybody had a problem with them.

partsbob67 · 03-26-2009, 07:57 PM

not implying anything, but is the math right? made the mistake once of subtracting the 2 numbers instead of adding them and dividing by 2.

John Dinkel · 03-26-2009, 08:32 PM

Make sure that you take all of the stretch out of the chain.

03-25-2009, 03:01 PM	#1
Terry Waldron Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: silvis ill Posts: 40 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	cam degreeing help I am having a problem degreeing my cam, I degree my cams all the time never had this problem. I can go 2 to 8 degrees advance or retarded and all I get is the same results 109-110 degrees, is something binding somewhere.

03-25-2009, 03:09 PM	#2
Fred Popov Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 64 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help Are you sure that your timing wheel is on the crankshaft.... not on the camshaft. You would get the result you described if your timing wheel in on the cam.

03-25-2009, 03:14 PM	#3
Terry Waldron Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: silvis ill Posts: 40 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help Degree wheel is on the crank , have double checked tdc several times to make sure it was right.

03-25-2009, 07:25 PM	#4
Lapeeracing Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 17 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help That's a good one.All that I can think of may be a sticky needle or plunger on your dial indicator.And make sure that the stem of the indicator is on the same angle as the valve stem.I have had the stem of the indicator ride into the "dish" of the retainer and give you bad readings.Good luck. You will figure it out!

03-25-2009, 07:46 PM	#5
Terry Waldron Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: silvis ill Posts: 40 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help I have the heads off and got the indicator reading off the edge of lifter.

03-25-2009, 08:36 PM	#6
njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help Check your dial indicator. I had problems with the one I got with my Comp Cams Degree Wheel kit. __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345

03-26-2009, 05:18 AM	#7
RJ Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 248 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help I would also check to the opening and closing spec @.050", always afraid of asymmetrical lobes skewing the numbers.

03-26-2009, 03:10 PM	#8
Terry Waldron Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: silvis ill Posts: 40 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help Dial Ind. is good, tried different lifters, I am wondering if it is my timing chain setup, I am using the cloyes hex adjust setup. Anybody had a problem with them. __________________ Terry Waldron 5619 K/S

03-26-2009, 07:57 PM	#9
partsbob67 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: rohnert park,ca Posts: 414 Likes: 11 Liked 79 Times in 11 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help not implying anything, but is the math right? made the mistake once of subtracting the 2 numbers instead of adding them and dividing by 2. __________________ bob beals 7244

03-26-2009, 08:32 PM	#10
John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 507 Likes: 399 Liked 263 Times in 68 Posts	Re: cam degreeing help Make sure that you take all of the stretch out of the chain. __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK