Building a 350
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Car: 1986 Trans Am
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Building a 350
I just finished putiin my 350 together and needed to know if i was sposed to be able to rotate the crank by hand with all the pistons torqued in.
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Originally posted by Killogy
I couldn't turn mine by hand one we got 3 or 4 pistons in. And everything turned out ok.
I couldn't turn mine by hand one we got 3 or 4 pistons in. And everything turned out ok.
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Originally posted by Killogy
You should be able to turn it with a ratchet on the balancer. But with all 8 pistons in there is a lot of friction in there.
You should be able to turn it with a ratchet on the balancer. But with all 8 pistons in there is a lot of friction in there.
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