I finally found a donor head for my head gasket job(my previous head was warped). When the donor head showed up, the end of the exhaust cam was broken. So, I swapped the exhaust cam, exhaust side bearing caps, and exhaust side lifters and shims from the warped head over. I now have a couple of exhaust valves that are .003 in. too tight(.007 clearances). Can I run these valves this tight for a while while I wait on shims(I have to get the cruiser out of the shop its in ASAP)? And do ou see any long term problems with running a cam from another head? Thanks, Josh
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The biggie here is the swapping of the bearing caps , thats a big "no no" As for setting the clearance the shims will do it .
Put the caps back on to the" new to you" head in the right spots then set up the valves with the shims.
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So, as long as the bearing caps match the head....running this way shouldnt be a problem. Does it matter that the lifters are from the warped head? How about running with a couple of tight exhaust valves temporarily? Thanks
dont do it, you will burn a valve, just take the head to a reputable shop and have them adjust the valves
you also have a bunch of spare valve adjusting shims from the warped head.... swap some in!
