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| yeahmag |
 Mar 28 2006, 06:39 PM
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I'm putting together a used motor and am darn close to out of money. The cam 'looks' OK, but the lifters are slightly dished. Do I:
1. Put new lifters in it? 2. Regrind the old lifters (I have and extra set that are shot too... so I could pick and choose the best for the regrind) 3. Run 'em and try to forget about it (gonna be really, really hard to do) Opinions? -Aaron |
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| Jake Raby |
Mar 28 2006, 09:05 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
I have had the lifter issues solved for over a year now... We have had two failures out of 300 cams that have been sold.
As far as reusing a cam and lifters, either leave them 100% as is and reuse them, or start from scratch with new compatible components. Anything else is a game of Russian Roulette that you more than likely won't end up winning. Oil selection will help, but its not magical. Incompatible materials and profiles will fail even if you ran liquid gold as engine oil. Thats just the facts. My solution is not cheap, but the effects if you do have a failure can easily cost you an entire negine. Is your engine worth 300 bucks? The effects of a cam failure are extreme, metal particles circulating through the oil wear anything and everything immediately. Anyone who had had a failure will tell you the hassles were worth 10 times the cost of my cam and lifters, the damage can be that much or MORE out of the pocket. |
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yeahmag Lifters... Mar 28 2006, 06:39 PM
Twystd1 WELL:
Why are the lifters bad in the first place?... Mar 28 2006, 06:44 PM yeahmag hmm... not sure how to answer that... Guess I... Mar 28 2006, 06:53 PM Bleyseng Have the lifters and cam reground to match or you ... Mar 28 2006, 06:55 PM Twystd1 Here is what I am thinking.
If your lifters are d... Mar 28 2006, 07:20 PM Twystd1 Do you by chance have a camera capable of taking t... Mar 28 2006, 07:28 PM yeahmag I'd need a 2.0 Cam. I do have some carbs I... Mar 28 2006, 07:59 PM Twystd1 Get the pics as soon as possible... Etremely CLEAR... Mar 28 2006, 08:12 PM Mueller <... Mar 28 2006, 08:15 PM craig downs BTW If you are running carbs you should consider a... Mar 28 2006, 08:15 PM Tom Perso You can get a cam and lifters from Jake for around... Mar 28 2006, 08:35 PM messix are the cam and lifters the from the same engine? ... Mar 28 2006, 08:53 PM Demick This is the typical cam wear pattern for a VW moto... Mar 28 2006, 09:07 PM Jake Raby Hmn, that lks like a Hydro cam... was it? Mar 28 2006, 09:39 PM Mueller I have a brand new WebCam that I am not going to u... Mar 28 2006, 10:07 PM yeahmag The cam looks good to me... I'll have to get a... Mar 28 2006, 10:09 PM yeahmag Wow. I'm speachless... Thanks Mueller!
Mar 28 2006, 10:14 PM Demick Apr 4 2006, 12:22 PM
yeahmag I'll do the leg work... You have done enough a... Apr 4 2006, 12:31 PM |
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