beginning to build the.motor this weekend... gotta finda a torpedo heater though...

 

Red.

 

ok, mister lets paint everything under the hood red haha. i was thinking about hemi orange, but turquoise might be a better fit...

 

yep, hemi orange it is..... gonna be a fun weekend!!

 

engine stand and heads will be here today, along with a few other things.

just need to find a torpedo heater to keep my *** warm while im building this thing.

also picked up the intake bolts, and some mopar penetrant at the dealer today. forgot to get a pcv valve, dammit!

 

engine stand is all put together. not a bad looking stand for 60 bucks from harbor freight.

heads showed up a little after 5, and they sure do look pretty!

engine is going on the stand tomorrow, for complete dissassembly.

what is the correct placement of the dots for tdc? 12 oclock for both dots, or 12 for the crank, and 6 for the cam?

 

Page 1317 in the 2001 FSM

 

that didnt help me. both valves should be closed at #1 tdc correct? ill just pull the intake, and valve covers, and watch for them to be both closed.

 

Ok rotate the motor over until the intake valve opens on cyld 1, keep rotating until until intake valve closes, look at the HB and the timing cover keep rotating until the marks on the HB and the cover line up to 0.

Edit: Make sure you are looking at the intake valve not the exhaust valve.

 

thanks!

qustion though.... does it matter if the whole top end is coming off anyway? or should i do it, so its set to go when i pull the dizzy?