47-55.1 Eliminate draft tube options

[TX3100Guy]

Originally Posted by dsraven

I just asked because I dont think the cam gear is one that comes off easy or goes back on easy. it is what it is though, if it needs to come off or out then doing something else is a bandaid, they usually don't last.

It appears to me that to remove the cam gear, I'd need to take the valve cover over, remove the rocker arms, remove the push rods, remove the lifters (don't even know how to do that on this engine), then remove the entire cam shaft.

That entire task is enough to send me to the ER for a nervous breakdown.

I want to see precisely where the oil leak is coming from. Getting the oil pan off and getting the engine block raise up an inch on the front mount will tell me how far this repair has to go. I won't be taking the cam shaft just for the heck of it. This engine was completely overhauled a dozen years ago, but not operated until I got it running. Hopefully, I can spot the source of the elak without going to all that trouble.