Doing the retainer upgrade and would like a second opinion about the cam alignment. Also when installing the cam holders one of the bolts did not want to start and there was something partially blocking the hole so I inserted a screwdriver and pushed it back. Is this normal or what was it? Thanks

 

You have to use a punch or a bolt to align the rocker shafts in the towers. The rocker shafts will spin in the towers otherwise.

The marks look lined up. If the car starts they are correct. A stock PCM equipped S2K will not start with either cam out of time.

 

Thanks Slows2K
I zipped tied the rockers before removal and never disassembled them, I reinstalled them the same way then removed the zipped ties. Can I install the cam holder bolts and continue with assembly?

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Look down the bolt hole to align the cutouts in the rocker shafts. Use a tapered punch to turn the shafts. Then the cams go in, then the caps.

 

Thanks, I did the rest of the install. The valve adjustment went ok. When I turned the motor by hand all the valves were going up and down. If the rocker shafts were spinning then the valves would not got up and down?

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With the bolts holding the cam towers in the rocker shafts wont spin.