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1. Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: Russell <rjmunns@btinternet.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:53:32 -0000; Damn Damn and Double Damn I have just got back from running my new fully modified spit 1300 engine for the first time (after extensive rebuild)only to be frustrated by what I think is a camshaft fail; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00231.html (9,233 bytes)
2. Re: Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: "Mordy Dunst" <gasket.works@gte.net>; Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 13:21:11 -0600; I know what you are going through -The same thing happended to me after only about five minutes of run time... The motor was trashed. I needed new pistions, cam, lifters, the crank journals were scu; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00236.html (7,677 bytes)
3. Re: Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@earthlink.net>; Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 13:28:49 -0800; Yes, this can happen with ANY camshaft. Generally the surface of a reground-cam is smooth but pretty soft and about the only protection they get is to be parkerized ( a coating). The main problem for; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00237.html (11,077 bytes)
4. Re: Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: Justin <jmwagner@greenheart.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 14:23:11 -0800; In the early 80's, I had prepared my TR 4A engine pretty much as a race engine, though I was just using it to lead-foot on the streets... and street race every American Muscle car I could entice at a; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00238.html (13,366 bytes)
5. Re: Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: William G Rosenbach <wgrosenbach@juno.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 00:34:42 -0700; If idle at start up is the best way to go, why do some cam regrinders / manufacturers insist that the engine never be allowed to run below 2000 rpm for the first five minutes or so. Seems that Isky; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00243.html (13,145 bytes)
6. Re: Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: WEmery7451@aol.com; Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:34:22 EST; << I believe I should have just removed those massive Chevy valve springs and put in something a tad more tame. ...and needless to say... in the future... I'll heed Kas's advice stated here today! --; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00246.html (7,475 bytes)
7. Re: Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:54:01 -0800; Tappets have been a problem for some time. We will not install any tappets that have not been hardness tested. The minimum hardness that we will install in a street engine is Rockwell C scale 51, and; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00248.html (8,705 bytes)
8. Re: Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 11:11:40 -0500 (EST); I'm not Kas, but the newer tests indicate that the 3 - 2 - 1 design is better. regards, rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-vms-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00252.html (7,756 bytes)
9. Re: Camshaft failure? :( (score: 1): Author: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:25:14 -0800; Good point on the assembly lube. I also found that the Kendall oil was great when I was running the turbcharger business. In fact I was doing some stuff for the NASA people and when I put them onto t; /html/fot/2002-01/msg00253.html (9,763 bytes)

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