65 Barracuda daily driver
This was probably one of the dumbest things I've ever done... :BangHead: I set down the intake on the block and forgot to take out the paper towels that I put in there to cover the lifter valley. I remembered once I had started putting the bolts in. I was able to get the first one out through the distributor hole. For the others I had to remove the rocker shaft again and attached a fuel hose to the shop vac and was able to pull them close enough so I could get them out. Luckily I had replaced the paper towels after I had scraped the old gaskets off, so there was no dirt on them.
After that I started connecting stuff again, but eventually it got dark and cold, so I'm gonna continue tomorrow. I'm also re-routing the heater hoses and the ones I got are too short, so I need to get some new ones tomorrow. @JDMopar That wasn't the only lifter like that - there were quite a few. And yeah, I put thread sealant on the bolts.
This was probably one of the dumbest things I've ever done... :BangHead: I set down the intake on the block and forgot to take out the paper towels that I put in there to cover the lifter valley. I remembered once I had started putting the bolts in. I was able to get the first one out through the distributor hole. For the others I had to remove the rocker shaft again and attached a fuel hose to the shop vac and was able to pull them close enough so I could get them out. Luckily I had replaced the paper towels after I had scraped the old gaskets off, so there was no dirt on them.
After that I started connecting stuff again, but eventually it got dark and cold, so I'm gonna continue tomorrow. I'm also re-routing the heater hoses and the ones I got are too short, so I need to get some new ones tomorrow. @JDMopar That wasn't the only lifter like that - there were quite a few. And yeah, I put thread sealant on the bolts.