L83 Won't Start after DOD Delete

[gofast321]

Thought I would put a bow on this thread...

Got the engine running again. Thanks so much to Joyridin for the help.

A word of caution... if you are using the GM #12672469 cam shaft to do your DOD delete in a L83 engine, look the cam over very carefully before you install it. I ordered 3 of these cams and all were defective before I got a good one. First one had a short dowel pin and two other ones had significant nicks in the journals. If you are doing a DOD delete, I would recommend buying a better cam. Melling just started producing a cam with a similar profile as the GM (Melling pn# MC1429). With the Melling or the GM cam you do the DOD delete without changing out your valve springs, push rods, etc.

Also if you are going to install the cam in the truck without dropping the oil pan, get a long bolt from the harware store with the same thread as the phaser. After you get the chain back on the cam phaser, use that long bolt to spin the cam around a few times so you can feel the dowel pin drop into the dowel hole on the phaser. Do this a few times so you can understand what that feels like and to ensure its properly aligned.