In a message dated 9/25/2007 10:10:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
max_heim@sbcglobal.net writes:
My wife used to have a Honda that
didn't even have cam bearings -- the cam journals ran directly on the
aluminum cylinder head casting.
You should be glad to save the expense and the bother -- fitting cam
bearings is a bit of a chore (consider where they are located).
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Many engines do not use cam bearings. The early Triumph TR-2 did not, nor
does my Lamborghini V-12.
Personally I would rather have a surface I could replace if scratched than a
journal that I'd have to ream - in the case of an OHC with caps - on the old
TR you were right out of luck if the block ever wore too a larger diameter
so clearance was excessive. Doubt that happened much, mind you.
Bill
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