Briefly, 1500 miles ago, I installed a Piper cam as part of a complete engine bay restoration (a mild regrind) that I purchased from British Parts Northwest.) The engine idled and ran perfectly. Howe
Thanks for the reply, David. For everyone's benefit, I should state the obvious and assure all that the cam was properly broken in, cam lube was used and the valves were adjusted to cam specs. As I n
Just out of curiosity Bob, does that mean you subscribe to the Kas Kastner method, ie letting the engine run at fast idle, without revving any higher, for about 15 minutes at first startup ? Randall
Bob Fabir wrote :: the == Randall Young wrote :: higher, == That is also the same breakin instructions given by "Henry Ford" for almost 50 years and he made a few engines in his time. "FT" /// triump
Sounds like you got a bad cam, unless you failed to lube that particular lobe during assembly. I'd try to get a replacement from them at no cost. If you send the cam back, they may be able to analyz
It seems to me a bit exagerated to recommend that people do not use a reground cam because of one single failure. Although I certainely understand how frustrating it must be to have to perform a majo
What I recommend is based on my experience and mine has not been good. I won't buy a "regrind" and I won't recommend that anyone else does either. You are certainly entitled to think that my recomme
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grinders and their customers. It seems that hardening is not absolutely necessary with proper break-in and plenty of high quality assembly lube ... but it does increase the chances of the cam 'livin
I bought a reground cam from Ted Schumacher and so far I have not had any problems. It has been 3 years and after following Kas Kastner's break-in recommendation, I am still running it with zero defe
I installed one of Ted Schumacher's reground cams in my GT6 in 1991 and the car still goes like a bat out of hell. I am completely happy with it. Dave /// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or
Glad to hear your experience has been a good one, Joe. I'll let you know the outcome of mine. Bob Fabie /// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// A
Well I have to say that the guys at BPNW are about the most proactive merchants I've ever dealt with. I think you mentioned to them Bob, that I had misinterpreted the specs on the cam's data sheet. I
Well I have to say that the guys at BPNW are about the most proactive merchants I've ever dealt with. I think you mentioned to them Bob, that I had misinterpreted the specs on the cam's data sheet. I