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Re: TR Cam Lobes

To: Wes Dayton <oilyrag@hsrca.org.au>
Subject: Re: TR Cam Lobes
From: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 07:52:07 -0600
Wes,
This is the way I understand it.  For proper operation you need two conditions:
(1) the lobe of the cam must be tappered so that it will contact the lifter off
center and cause it to turn and (2)  the lifter has a slight crown so that the
point of contact is not at the edge of the cam lobe.
Larry Young
Forever Young Racing

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