Great news!!! Now would be the best time to get their professional opinion
as to how to break in the cam, i.e. special break in lubricants, procedures,
just to make sure you won't have to do this again. Might as well go all the
way and pull the engine to clean out the metal particles, make sure you have
the block line bored? to clean out the oil passages. Also wouldn't be a bad
idea to have the pump check for tolerance. Going the extra mile now will
prevent you from (hopefully) any future headaches.
Good job!
Sergio
1967 Sunbeam Alpine
Series V 'AJNT 86'
still working on it but getting closer!
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Albers <Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu>
To: <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 5:36 PM
Subject: Thanks to Isky
> I talked to Ron Iskenderian of Isky Cams today and told him the story
> of my lifter failure. While he could not pinpoint the cause of my
> failure, he did offer to look at my lifters for me to determine if the
> hardening had been compromised. Even if it had been, however, he
> explained that the other factors involved may have caused the failure.
> He also stated that refaced lifters are not typically rehardened. He
> described it as a sort of "black art" and that if it were not done
> right the result could be worse than if the lifter were not hardened.
> He says that Alpine lifters are "chill" hardened and that there should
> be at least 1/8" of hardened material at the end. Any refacing should
> not come near removing that much.
> MUCH TO MY AMAZEMENT, HE OFFERED TO REPLACE MY CAM FREE OF CHARGE.
> MANY THANKS TO ISKY FOR THEIR GRACIOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE. I am
> extremely grateful for this and have been won over as a customer for
> life as a result.
>
> Christopher
>
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