At 04:46 PM 6/22/02 -0400, Rick Brown wrote:
>.... today however I decided to remove every thing and start over again -
>except this time I put the old camshaft plate back on instead of the
>rather dodgy looking Moss part - voila problem fixed!
I guess that would mean the Moss cam retainer plate is too thick. Kelvin
Dodd should be happy to hear about that. <8^( Care to put a mic on that
plate and let us know how thick it is?
That should be easy to fix though, with just a few swipes of the soft side
of the plate against a bit of oiled emery paper. But even if it was left
in place like that it would probably not be a problem, as the soft side
with a little pressure on it would wear away quickly as soon as the engine
was started. That would be preferable to leaving a worn part there that
allows end float in the cam (mysterious slapping noise).
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
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