Ever since I was 5, I loved the cj. My dream is to own a CJ7 and after 27 years in the Army, I somehow have to convine my SEMI-significant other to allow me to own one.
@richardkilb8305 when breaking in the new camshaft, the engine has to run at 2 to 2500 rpm for 20 or 25 minutes. Sometimes the carb mixture and cam overlap can make the headers glow. I did warn my friend it may damage the ceramic coating. Gota do what ya gota do! Thanks for watching
@RLMGarage Thanks and sorry for the late reply! I believe the graphics are from phoenix graphics. My friend applied them himself before bringing the jeep to me
@keithsetzer6631 I usually aim for 750 warm idle. Sometimes it's personal preference or if the engine has an aggressive cam the idle may need to come up.
oil pressure is too high and you will have timing gear failure before too long, oil pressure should be at 40 psi max. hate to see fresh metal running around inside your new engine. just cut a couple of rings off the oil pressure regulator spring to fix this.
I have a built 401 in my 74 CJ5. It's ran 40 psi at idle and about 65 psi at 3000 rpm for the 13 years since I built it. I've put just under 65k miles on it in that time and haven't had any issues with my timing gears or chain . Distributor gears have a issue when they arent the same material as the Distributor drive gear . Which I've not had a problem with either. Making sure your cam gear oiling port is clear and aligned correctly is key as well. Some aftermarket timing sets have issues with that
@@GorillaCookies you are lucky, if you measure the torque required to turn the oil pump at 65 psi vs 40 psi you may start to understand why it was set at 40 psi.
Love the sound of an AMC V8!
Ever since I was 5, I loved the cj. My dream is to own a CJ7 and after 27 years in the Army, I somehow have to convine my SEMI-significant other to allow me to own one.
why are the headers glowing red hot!?
@richardkilb8305 when breaking in the new camshaft, the engine has to run at 2 to 2500 rpm for 20 or 25 minutes. Sometimes the carb mixture and cam overlap can make the headers glow. I did warn my friend it may damage the ceramic coating. Gota do what ya gota do! Thanks for watching
Sounds great! Where did you find those graphics, if you don’t mind me asking? They look awesome.
@RLMGarage Thanks and sorry for the late reply! I believe the graphics are from phoenix graphics. My friend applied them himself before bringing the jeep to me
I also have a 304 in my 76. What RPM should it idle at? I think mine is idling to high
@keithsetzer6631 I usually aim for 750 warm idle. Sometimes it's personal preference or if the engine has an aggressive cam the idle may need to come up.
oil pressure is too high and you will have timing gear failure before too long, oil pressure should be at 40 psi max. hate to see fresh metal running around inside your new engine. just cut a couple of rings off the oil pressure regulator spring to fix this.
@@williamfowler616 that's a good tip thank you. I have a 401 in a javelin that runs very high oil psi as well. I think I'll give that a shot!
I have a built 401 in my 74 CJ5. It's ran 40 psi at idle and about 65 psi at 3000 rpm for the 13 years since I built it. I've put just under 65k miles on it in that time and haven't had any issues with my timing gears or chain . Distributor gears have a issue when they arent the same material as the Distributor drive gear . Which I've not had a problem with either. Making sure your cam gear oiling port is clear and aligned correctly is key as well. Some aftermarket timing sets have issues with that
@@GorillaCookies you are lucky, if you measure the torque required to turn the oil pump at 65 psi vs 40 psi you may start to understand why it was set at 40 psi.