Starting the assembly of my 128 K301
 

I received my governor gear and cross shaft yesterday from Chris Westfall. This is what I have been waiting for. Well waiting for the $$ to get it ordered..LOL. I took a few pics and will post them thru my progress in the assembly. If someone see's something I have done wrong or could do different please feel free to speak up. Better to catch it now than later. :biggrin2:

Governor and cross shaft:
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Got the cam installed and marked the timing mark with some white paint:
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The cam end play should fall between .005/.020
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We have .007 well within spec
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Marked the Crankshaft timing mark:
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Aligning the Camshaft and crankshaft timing marks. Took me 2 or 3 times to get it right, LOL:
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Got the bearing plate installed and setting up to check Crankshaft end play:
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End play should be between .003/.020. I ended up having to install 3 gasket shims:
Finally obtained a .010 reading:
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Great pics of the rebuild! Looks like your doing great, keep up the good work!

Thanks a lot Jeff, I enjoy doing stuff like that. Been awhile since I have tinkered with a motor.

DWayne awesome pics! Your well on your way now. Looking forward to more awesome pics of your progress!:IH Trusted Hand:

Great pics, DWayne! Looking forward to your updates! :beerchug:

Im surprised greatly that no one spoke up about the plastic gov gear. Go for the cast iron gear if you can find it!

I figure the original plastic gear lasted 37 years of weekly use, this should do fine. It will see some use, but not like it used too. What I have to find is a cast iron deep sump oil pan. I don't like the aluminum one. It has some wear at one of the frame bolt holes.

hey DX3. Guess What I have? I would trade for a CI flat pan!

DWayne, looks great! Thanks for sharing your photos of the progress.