When good is not enough, Camshaft time again.

[RustyRatRod]

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Have had them where you have to wind in the cam with Lucas engine assembly lube.

When the lube starts turning gray and cam is getting tight. Back it out, wipe off the gray, relube and go again.

By hand, no power tools > so you can feel what is going on. The cam bearings are soft, so they will open up first.


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His old cam actually fits correctly, so he cannot use that. The cam must fit tight in the cam bearings before it can be used to cut the bearings. The only cam he has that fits tight is his new cam and it fits too tight to install. Plus, I'm quite sure he doesn't want to grind ditches in the journals of his new cam. This has been mentioned more than once now, but the procedure will not work for him. Lastly, even if it would, his engine is still assembled so he'd get metal particles throughout if he did it. There's no type or amount of grease that will keep that from happening. Nothing will catch 100%. This is a very expensive stroker big block engine with nice parts. I'm pretty sure he wants to keep it that way.

 

[Illahe]

His old cam actually fits correctly, so he cannot use that. The cam must fit tight in the cam bearings before it can be used to cut the bearings. The only cam he has that fits tight is his new cam and it fits too tight to install. Plus, I'm quite sure he doesn't want to grind ditches in the journals of his new cam. This has been mentioned more than once now, but the procedure will not work for him. Lastly, even if it would, his engine is still assembled so he'd get metal particles throughout if he did it. There's no type or amount of grease that will keep that from happening. Nothing will catch 100%. This is a very expensive stroker big block engine with nice parts. I'm pretty sure he wants to keep it that way.

Wouldn't it seem "logical" to call Ken and have him match the Journal diameters on another core with the specs off the "[Original(?)edit]" cam. Then send the cam back to comp...

 

[RustyRatRod]

Wouldn't it seem "logical" to call Ken and have him match the Journal diameters on another core with the specs off the "new(?)" cam. Then send the cam back to comp...

I think getting Comp involved would throw a wrench in the whole works. What I would do would be to mic the journals of the cam that came out and have the new cam's journals machined to match. In fact, if it was mine, it'd already be back together and running.

 

[fishmens67]

Is that cam in yet, that's what I heard at 2:00 am early Saturday morning.

 

[Illahe]

I think getting Comp involved would throw a wrench in the whole works. What I would do would be to mic the journals of the cam that came out and have the new cam's journals machined to match. In fact, if it was mine, it'd already be back together and running.

I assumed the new cam was a comp... Lack of quality control.

Sch.....r instructed me to mic all the lobes for taper, when they're coming out of that vendor.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I assumed the new cam was a comp... Lack of quality control.

Schneider instructed me to mic all the lobes for taper, when their coming out of that vendor.

It is a Comp. But the way I am, I wouldn't send it back to them. They didn't get it right the first time.

 

[fishmens67]

In fact, if it was mine, it'd already be back together and running.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I assumed the new cam was a comp... Lack of quality control.

Schneider instructed me to mic all the lobes for taper, when their coming out of that vendor.

Yeah see? Even they know about Comp. We've been preachin it around here for a long time now. All us around here knew back in the real early 90s there were problems.