Cam Won't Come Out!!!!!!!!!!

Help!! Before I screw up the bearings, I need help. Lifters, intake, distributor, timing chain, all out of motor. Oh yah-it's a late seventies SBC. Gently pulling it forward with timing gear back on it for a handle. It only slides out about 1.5 inches or so. Spin it slowly/gently-still won't come out!
Any takers????!!!!!

 

fuel pump pushrod?

 

Are you sure your pulling it perfectly straight? That's the only thing I can think of

 

Squirrels right you gotta remove the fuel pump rod.

 

Yeah! What Squirrel said!

 

i agree is the fuel pump already out of the motor? the push rod on the fuel pump is run off the the cam and with out that being out no matter what the cam wont come out.

 

Yep, did you remove the fuel pump is what Squirrel is refering to. Push rod will slide down by it's self.

 

Me thinks Squirrel got it right.

 

Not answering. Might be out in the shop pulling the pump.

 

Come on we have all been there. I beat on a flat head water pump for two days befor I saw the bolt on the inside

 

either squirrels right.... as usual or your bearings are way shot

 

What squirrel said.

 

I wonna know how he got the lifters out before the intake and the intake before the distributor .

 

Been there...easy mistake to make.

 

don't count on it sliding down on its own, years ago, I found out that was not always the case......

 

I did dumber... I flipped out to a degree after changing rockers on my Lincoln.. Had the valve cover off checking oil flow and it was backfiring...

Oh shit, what did I do?

I zip tied the spark plug wires in a way that they were cross firing. Doh!

 

Fuel pump rod. Atleast I'm not the only one.

 

Geez, ok!, let me put it this way. Theres no need to remove the plate behind the pump, the rod should slide down on it's own. Use a flash light if needed to see if said rod has slide down. If not, get back with MoparMan.

 

HOLY SHIT!!! I tried pulling the one out of my spare motor and it came right out-tried it again on my motor in car.Nope. Then looked closer at the lobes on the one I pulled out of the other motor. There's a WAY rounded off lobe on that one, toward the front. WAIT-that block has no FUEL PUMP on it!
Pulled the pump, tried it, came right out!
Have a victory smoke.......come in the house and tell my totally uninterested daughter......sat down to the hamb......and if I had only sat here a little longer the first time-SQUIRREL WOULD HAVE FREAKED ME THE HELL OUT!!!!
is there any question why I love you guys????????
Thanks again, next time I'll wait for the replies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

lmao...you should have seen me the first time I tried to take the heads off a 283 when I was 14. Did you know there are some more bolts hiding under all that sludge?

 

Lmao always!

 

I've seen a couple of heads over the years that were "removed" with that row of bolts still in the block. Word was that the guy removing one of them needed a large pry bar to break it loose.

Good to see that you got the cam out Plowboy13. That's called an educational experience.

 

Ditto.

 

Now tonight my new lumpy-er cam goes in!!!!WoooHooo!!

 

The Distributor is 180* off

 

yeah, what squirrl said, I beat the hell out of a cam trying to get it out, then realized the fuel pump rod may be the problem. duh!! after taking the fuel pump off, rod slid down, out came the cam. stupid me.

 

That's funny shit right there!!!! But that happened to me LAST time-and the memory is still fresh

 

fuel pump pushrod?
Squirrels right you gotta remove the fuel pump rod.
Yeah! What Squirrel said!
i agree is the fuel pump already out of the motor? the push rod on the fuel pump is run off the the cam and with out that being out no matter what the cam wont come out.
Yep, did you remove the fuel pump is what Squirrel is refering to. Push rod will slide down by it's self.
Me thinks Squirrel got it right.
either squirrels right.
What squirrel said.
Fuel pump rod.
Ditto.
yeah, what squirrl said,

Can't help but wonder if this may be a HAMB record of some sort. Folks getting their post counts up, I guess. Ron

 

Ding Ding Ding!! But tonight I recovered fast!