2 "cautions"

Their are 2- 10mm bolts inside the head - under the intake cam - That require torqueing.  Easy to access from above - thru the frame.  However!   As I removed the 1/4" socket (on a long extension) it got caught on something? and  -  There it was - GONE.  It's a gut wrenching sound - to hear that socket make it's way into the bowels of your newly assembled top-end !
 Not knowing where it went I decided to slowly turn the engine over (by the alt. bolt).  Things stopped after a few degrees of rotation.  After an extensive repertoire of the most colorful language I could muster,  I set about the intended retrieval.  Bore scope?  Couldn't find that socket.  Ever try to fish a magnet into a ferrous cavity !
Undaunted, I attached a tiny but strong magnet to the end of a piece of stove-pipe wire and started it's journey into the abyss. After several attempts I managed to get that magnet down along the cam-chain until it stopped.  First removal - the magnet was still alone.  Second plunge 'til it stopped and a careful extraction and I was almost in tears of joy when the socket came into view.  The socket had come off and rolled down the chain; becoming trapped between the Cam-chain and it's secondary shaft sprocket.  The socket does secure itself to the extension - until I cock it a bit.  Then the locking ball becomes far less affective and............   Note to self.: Tape the socket to the extension OR:  Buy extensions with an actual Collet-lock !

On to "dowel-pins."  No trauma here but another caution along the same theme.  I've had the cam-caps off numerous times over the years and this rebuild has raised another similar concern. 
One of the dowel-pins wants to stay in the cyl.-head.  It is removed easily and I found that most of them in the cam-caps, also come out easily !   I prefer not to Loctite them.   No need to elaborate - just be aware !
If you have a dowel-pin that is difficult to remove I found that a 1/4-28 (or similar) TAP, will turn in a few threads and pull these pins.  Pliers will deform and gouge if too much pressure is applied.


 

Thanks Scotch!
I've had problems with dowel pins in the past and your suggestion for using a tap sounds like a great idea - I hadn't thought of that

Just add some clarity to the removing of dowel-pins.  The intent is to fit an appropriate size tap that "Just" starts to thread in.  Used a Red marker to show the how little it takes.

 

 

Good job on 'going fishing!' I bet you shat about 3 bricks...

Hi scotch that dowel trick is a good one