Hydraulic Lifter Equipment - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

V-8 ENGINE 6-75
Fig.
6-131
Hydraulic Lifter Equipment
ASSEMBLE
9. Position timing cover gasket over mounting studs
and dowels on block.
1. Install old connecting rods to proper piston and pin
assemblies and install in cylinder from which pistons
10. Install timing cover, water pump, fan and pulley.
were removed.
Do not install stud nuts at this time.
2. Install crankshaft and plastigage bearings.
11. Slide harmonic balancer onto crankshaft, and
install harmonic balancer to crankshaft bolt and
3. Install two timing cover mounting studs.
washer. Place hammer handle between block and
crankshaft counterweight to keep crankshaft from
4. Install camshaft, using care not to damage bearings.
turning and tighten harmonic balancer to crankshaft
bolt 160 lb. ft. torque.
5. Install camshaft thrust plate indexing oiling slot in
plate with oil groove in block.
12. Install bame and oil indicator tube extension.
6. Make sure keys are in place in crankshaft and
camshaft. Install timing chain and sprockets, making
sure marks in sprockets are aligned exactly on a
straight line passing through shaft centers (Fig. 6-97).
Alignment can be simplified by first installing sprock-
ets without chain to align tirning marks. If timing
chain is excessively loose, new chain or new chain and
sprockets should be used.
NOTE: Number one cylinder is now at T.D.C. in its
firing position. When installing distributor, position so
that rotor is in position to fire number one cylinder.
13. Insert oil pump drive shaft with dimpled end
towards block.
14. Install oil pump gasket.
15. Cement new gaskets to oil pan and rear main
bearing cap; use retainers to hold gasket. Install oil
pan except for two rear screws. Position flywheel
housing front shield and gasket against oil pan and
install two rear oil pan bolts.
16. Position new cylinder head gasket on block.
17. Position cylinder heads and exhaust manifolds on
7- Position fuel Pump eccentric bushing over eccentric
locating pins. Install head bolts and torque to 95 lb. ft.
with flange toward camshaft sprocket.
8. Install fuel pump eccentric and bushing on camshaft
NOTE: Three different length bolts are used. When
sprocket, indexing tang on eccentric with keyway
inserted in proper holes, all will project an equal amount
cut-out in camshaft sprocket.
fiom their respective bosses.