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Engine Assembly – Part 3

Head is on, timing seems to check out.. but there's this little clank noise as I turn it over, which I'm sure wasn't there before I put the head on. I don't like it.

Because it's dry, maybe? The sound is 100% from the very top, hard to say but not always the same spot. I think it's bled out lifters, maybe? The head received new stem seals and a skim, so it has been apart.

Update: Thankfully this worked itself out once I torqued down the sprocket bolts. The assembly procedure I'm following (Platonoff) left them loose while checking timing. All good now they're at 47lb/ft!

And the cause? There seems to be a bit of wiggle room between the sprocket and the end of the intake camshaft. Maybe the little guide/orientation notch has worn a bit? I have a spare cylinder head that I could pull a camshaft from. But I think perhaps I'll leave it and get T5 cams later.

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