Freshly rebuilt 350 not starting!

[slowburb]

Dude, you have the valves adjusted way too tight.

 

[Lordkay972]

Dude, you have the valves adjusted way too tight.

I'll go buy another set of push rods. How should I adjust the valves? Also I got a new cam. It's very mild but I was told I might need some shorter push rods. Is this true? Pictured is my cam.

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[skylark]

And now it's bending pushrods again

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Ouch! Wayyyy too tight on those valves.

 

[skylark]

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Get #1 to Top Dead Center

Exh.- 1 – 3 – 4 -8​
Int.- 1- 2 – 5 - 7 ​
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Get #6 to Top Dead Center

Exh.- 2 – 5 – 6 – 7​
Int.- 3 – 4- 6 - 8​
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Adjust until pushrod will not bounce between the lifter and rocker arm then add 1/2 turn to preload the lifters. Done!

You will only turn the engine 2 times. TDC #1 and TDC #6

 

[Lordkay972]

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Get #1 to Top Dead Center

Exh.- 1 – 3 – 4 -8​
Int.- 1- 2 – 5 - 7 ​
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Get #6 to Top Dead Center

Exh.- 2 – 5 – 6 – 7​
Int.- 3 – 4- 6 - 8​
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Adjust until pushrod will not bounce between the lifter and rocker arm then add 1/2 turn to preload the lifters. Done!

You will only turn the engine 2 times. TDC #1 and TDC #6

That's the exact way I did it.. I must be doing something wrong. I didn't even add the extra 1/2 turn.

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[skylark]

That's the exact way I did it.. I must be doing something wrong. I didn't even add the extra 1/2 turn.

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Including bouncing the push rod? I can't do them properly doing the rotate the push rod method.

 

[Lordkay972]

Including bouncing the push rod? I can't do them properly doing the rotate the push rod method.

Yup. The thing is, if I do the bounce method, the same time it quits bouncing, it quits spinning.

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[slowburb]

http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/ccrp-0702-camshaft/

Use this method. You're doing it wrong.

New cam? Is it in the engine already? With new lifters? With new springs? DI'd you lube it up right?

 

[Lordkay972]

http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/ccrp-0702-camshaft/

Use this method. You're doing it wrong.

New cam? Is it in the engine already? With new lifters? With new springs? DI'd you lube it up right?

Yes, yes, yes, yes. I assume I lubed it right, but probably didn't. How should I have done it?

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[slowburb]

Did you put the shortblock together, too?