[Spridgets] Camshaft end float. WARNING, LBC content

Hal Faulkner frog.aye at gmail.com
Sat May 29 17:27:29 MDT 2010


On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:34 PM, BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8 at tx.rr.com> wrote:

> Would you check your numbers?  It seems unusual that the numbers would have
> 4 significant digits beyond the decimal point.  All 3 of these numbers are
> very small.
>
>
>  Finally making progress assembling the engine.   The challenge of the day
>> is
>> that the camshaft end float is .0125", specs call between  .0045" and
>> .0085".
>>
>

O.K., Checked the official BMC manual, cam shaft end float is specified as
.003 to .007 ( took my earlier numbers from Haynes) less clearance than I
originally thought.  Still leaves me 5thou over.

Hal


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