Engine Oiling Help????

[okiemopar]

On my 70 383 the machine shop put my #4 cam bearing in wrong and it is not oiling on the passenger side. What size is the hole thru the block? I'm just going to pull the cam out and drill the bearing out after I pull the head. Thank in advance. Ronnie

 

[racedodge]

If I am reading what you typed correctly, you plan on drilling a hole into your #4 cam bearing through your oiling hole in the block. Is this correct? If so, I would never do that.

I would notify the machine shop and have them pay for towing of your car to their shop and have them fix it. It should be warrantied. What you plan on doing, no matter how careful, does not seem like a good idea in my opinion.

Maybe others will chime in with a more positive outlook.

 

[MarPar]

If I am reading what you typed correctly, you plan on drilling a hole into your #4 cam bearing through your oiling hole in the block. Is this correct? If so, I would never do that.

I would notify the machine shop and have them pay for towing of your car to their shop and have them fix it. It should be warrantied. What you plan on doing, no matter how careful, does not seem like a good idea in my opinion.

Maybe others will chime in with a more positive outlook.

X2

im going to have to emphatically agree...it should be warranty claim.
sorry i couldn't chime in with a more positive post.

 

[moparmarks]

Agree, throw a bitch at the machine shop.
If you have to do it yourself, why not just pull the cam and replace the bearings?

 

[dave5237]

Hello. I agree with all of the above except the DRILLING PART.

 

[okiemopar]

Agree, throw a bitch at the machine shop.
If you have to do it yourself, why not just pull the cam and replace the bearings?

I wanted to fix it in the car so I don't think I have room to get a cam tool in there. And the shop will not make it good so I'm stuck. It just seems like it would be easy to drill it and be done with it. I have been running it like this for a while now. I put hollow push rods in it and it has worked OK this way but I want to fix it right. Ronnie

 

[okiemopar]

Bump one time

 

[racedodge]

you can get a cam bearing removal tool in there by removing your radiator (which you will have to do anyway to remove your cam) and also removing your hood latch support. clean sailing there. do it right, or you will have to do it all again and spend more money. drilling a hole means you are going to put a lot of metal shavings in your engine, no matter how hard you may try to minimize the effects of drilling, let alone having to deburr your bearing after drilling a hole in it.

if the machine shop will not do "good" on their work, rake their name through the mud or take them to small claims court, but and I repeat "BUT", the first time you take that drill to the engine and begin to modify their work, they can say they installed it correctly, but you messed it up. They are no longer liable for owner modified work or additions.

 

[happyjackdaddy54]

Drilling the bearing is a BAD idea. Bite the bullet and do it right.

 

[dave5237]

you can get a cam bearing removal tool in there by removing your radiator (which you will have to do anyway to remove your cam) and also removing your hood latch support. clean sailing there. do it right, or you will have to do it all again and spend more money. drilling a hole means you are going to put a lot of metal shavings in your engine, no matter how hard you may try to minimize the effects of drilling, let alone having to deburr your bearing after drilling a hole in it.

if the machine shop will not do "good" on their work, rake their name through the mud or take them to small claims court, but and I repeat "BUT", the first time you take that drill to the engine and begin to modify their work, they can say they installed it correctly, but you messed it up. They are no longer liable for owner modified work or additions.

Racedodge is right. You will never catch all the chips from drilling. It sounds easy but the risk is too great. Good luck.

 

[Elvad]

I have seen a Mopar Performance Purple Shaft with no oil hole drilled in it. The result was purple rocker arms and pushrod tips. Never seen a cam bearing installed wrong. Sad to say but a lot of machine shops are Chevy only kind of guys. Find yourself someone with Mopar experience. You don't want a Chevy guy building your engine!

 

[okiemopar]

I have seen a Mopar Performance Purple Shaft with no oil hole drilled in it. The result was purple rocker arms and pushrod tips. Never seen a cam bearing installed wrong. Sad to say but a lot of machine shops are Chevy only kind of guys. Find yourself someone with Mopar experience. You don't want a Chevy guy building your engine!

It is oiling on the drivers side so the cam should be OK. It is working all right the way it is but I want it to be right. It just rattles on a couple of lifters when you first start it and then it is fine.

 

[tpodwdog]

im a firm believer in going down to that shop and grabbing the dude that F'ed up your car and choking the life right out of him. these clowns are totally responsible for the work they do. if they wont make good.....then i would have a few tricks up my sleeve.....but thats just me and this is probably why im constantly in the S&^%-house.

 

[crlush]

Could the rocker shaft be on backwards on that side? Just a thought.

 

[okiemopar]

Could the rocker shaft be on backwards on that side? Just a thought.

The shaft is in right, I have double checked that, I even put all new shafts and rockers in it. I'll just have to figure out how to get it done. Ronnie