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What models are likely to have cam wear?

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What models are likely to have cam wear?

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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 93 22:24:32 EDT From: Tim Takahashi To: edward@etch-eshop.berkeley.edu (Jay Edward Sparks), swedishbricks@me.rochester.edu Subject: Re: cam wear question On Apr 27, 4:56pm, Jay Edward Sparks wrote: } I was just informed that cam wear is a concern in some models. } My friend claims that the lobes have a hard material on the surface, } once that wears through the cams go flat in a hurry. } Does anyone know more? like which models and what to do } if yours is among those? I know of two models with “cam” problems. One group of cam problems is associated with B18/B20 family pushrod motors used from 62-75 on a wide variety of problems. The factory suggests that you adjust the valves every 6000 miles, many B18/20’s are always noisy up top. There seems to be a serious problem with the iron camshafts sold for high performance use by IPD. I can think of three or four circumstances where well maintained motors ate cam lobes in very short order. The second

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