Degreeing a Cam, or not.....

Kent mosby said
So, After confirming TDC. I would then check the Intake CL and it should be 108. If it is not, or very close (1* off maybe) then I would have to correct it by changing the gear orientation to get the 4*. I would have thought that it would be ground so that when installed at "TDC" the 4 * advance would be built in. Maybe not. Thus why I should have checked in the first place. Live and learn.
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It is ground like that. The discrepancy you're checking for is what's in the timing set, cam and crank keyways. Even though the camshaft is ground with that 4*....or "whatever" the cam card says, that doesn't mean it will "match up" correctly with all the other parts to make it happen without some adjustment.