You will need a degree wheel and a dial indicator. Install a degree wheel on the front of crankshaft.
Find true top dead center. Make sure your pointer is pointing at "0" at true top dead center. This is when #1 piston is at top dead center. A dial indicator or a positive stop can be used to find top dead center. If a dial indicator is used, then just turn engine over, with dial indicator on top of piston, and go .050 of an inch in both directions. Half way in between is true top dead center. We usually use a piece of wire or coat hanger for a pointer, so we can move the pointer one way or the other to get half way between. Be sure and check your pointer by going both directions again .050. Both readings on dial indicator should read exactly the same on your degree wheel. Place dial indicator on #1 intake lifter. Turn engine over until the lifter is at maximum rise. Turn engine over both directions .050 as read on your dial indicator and note where the pointer is pointing on degree wheel. Both directions. Half way between the two is where your degreed in at by centerline off intake valve. If your cam was ground in at say, 110 centerline, then that is where your reading should have been if you installed your cam in at "0". However, some cams are ground 4 degrees advanced; therefore, your reading could have been 106 centerline, and still would be installed at "0". Your cam can also be degreed in using the intake opening point and closing point method, (in degrees) along with degreeing in, or at least checking, the exhaust valve degrees in the same manor. Some websites: http://www.boyleworks.com/ta400/psp/camshaft.html http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jholthenrichs/degreea.htm http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/TechServ/TechInfo/IECCTech8.html - has pictures Dale McIntosh TC Gold #92/ACES #1709 67SS/67 Elky > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 9:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Chevelle-List] degree wheel > > > can anyone give me the basics for degreeing in a camshaft > using a degree > wheel?? > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
