Install and Break In Procedures for New Camshaft Help

Updates..

I worked on it over the long weekend. It was a busy weekend so I didn't get that much time to work on it. Only a few hours on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. I did have a setback on Saturday which caused me to lose a day.

I replaced the valve springs, installed the cam, installed the lifters and when bolting the rocker arms back on, one of the bolts broke. I got pretty pissed and took the rest of the day to cool off. Seems like working on this motor has been 2 steps forward and 3 steps back.

I went to the wrecking yard the next day, and pulled some replacement bolts, and I scored and chain oil tab that I was missing. Maybe it was meant to be! lol

Then when I finally got the rockers on, I backed out the adjusting screw all the way and realized that even while on the base circle, the pushrod was nearly touching the rocker arm.

Anyway due to my lack of time and this thing pissing me off, I'm thinking of taking it to someone to just go through the whole engine and put it back together again.

Pictures shows the thrust plate without the oil tab. I have one now. Rocker shaft bolt broken. Pushrods and lifters slightly pushed in.