Quote Originally Posted by FMS88 View Post
Excellent! Which cam and rocker assembly did you use?
For quicker & easier installation I used the entire cylinder head assembly that Clearwater provided but I kept my original cam (well the old cam that was in the old head/who knows if it was the real 1986 original cam from Japan when the truck was built new?) Anyway we got the sucker running but only after removing the distributor and moving the rotor one gear tooth advanced / after that she started right up) Got lifter ticking noise but hope it will subside with time & by setting the timing at idle to 7° BTDC the idle RPM decreased (a good thing it's about normal now but the carb needs adusting for a smoother idle (wished I knew carb adjustment methods) It seems as though there is a slight intermitent miss but at WOT there seems to be a tad more power ~ the truck sat for about 2 months ~ I just tested my original Mitsubishi thermostat and it opens as should not stuck closed ~ so it musta been enough crack between the valves that caused coolant to be blown out of the radiator and blow coolant out of the overflow tank ~ I phoned Kevin West at Clearwater for him to help me decide to use the Chinese valve train and cam or switch everything cam 'n rockers from my old head ~ he said that because I asked for a hydraulic valve train the rockers etc that I got are NOT made in China ~ he said the cam was Chinese and is covered in the 5 year warranty if it goes bad he will send a free replacement cam ~ what he said made me decide to use the entire assembly from China which made the job go quicker AND now the Chinese cam will be tested in our grocery getter truck ~ lottsa blah blah I'm tired but the job is done and the truck is running again..! Photo later ;^)
Aloha & Thanks
George