Second Chance

[Burning oil]

I was going to say, poke in the eye with a sharp stick

We used to have a smilie for that

 

[Nosferatu49534]

You get two for the price of one

I was hoping for this instead of the stock.

 

[Husker6.5]

But wait, that's not all! Order now and we'll include free of charge a set of Ginsu Knives and a Magic Chopper. But wait, that's STILL not all! Be one of the first 50 callers before this special ends and we'll also include the Bamboo Steamer as our gift to you!

 

[NVW]

And a bottle of Leroy's "Secret Sauce" "Cream of Som Yong Guy"

 

[NVW]

I installed new cam bearings and the cam would not fit. I had a second set as the Chinese block from the previous build already had new bearings. I measured the O.D., I,D and thickness of the spare set. They are all over the place. I was wishing I had left it alone. O.D's were more than .010" different as well as I.D's, That is taking into account for out of round.

I went online to look into reamers and found everything from fancy machine shops to several mentions of using a spare cam and making a reamer out of it. That is what I did and the cam fits fine. I forgot to take pics but will tomorrow.

 

[n8in8or]

That is a picture I will definitely want to see. Good job figuring it out and getting it done. What brand were those cam bearings?

 

[Burning oil]

Put some sauce on it.

 

[NVW]

Put some sauce on it.

mmmmm..... ah, no thanks

 

[NVW]

That is a picture I will definitely want to see. Good job figuring it out and getting it done. What brand were those cam bearings?

IIRC Clevite,

 

[Will L.]

Double check numbered properly1-5? Or all they all out?

 

[NVW]

They were in order in the box, one can only fit on the chain side, one can only fit on the oil pump drive side. The other 3 are in order, but vary in measurements.

Back in 1980 in college, I was rebuilding a Ford V8 and the cam bearings were numbered, but the measurements were off. I screwed one up following instructions. I don't go by the numbers anymore.

These didn't have numbers

 

[Husker6.5]

If it doesn't fit, get a bigger hammer. If it still doesn't fit, try reading the instructions!

 

[NVW]

Here are a couple pics of the cam

 

[Nosferatu49534]

How did you cut the groove?

 

[NVW]

A zip disc on an angle grinder, I laid it over at an angle and then made a relief on the leading edge.

I used a ratchet on the bolt, oiled it up and slowly turned it. It only removed a few thou on the high spots. I polished the bearings with super fine steel wool, they looked like new.

 

[Nosferatu49534]

Nice work.

 

[n8in8or]

That's really cool! Dare I say that it's even groovy? Nice work and thanks for sharing that...a nice little idea to keep in the back pocket.

 

[NVW]

I just googled "reaming cam bearings" I knew machine shops do it.

 

[Will L.]

I love creative, affordable answers. Just how many spare cams do you have laying around?

 

[NVW]

That is the only spare (no block to go with), it came out of the engine I rebuilt last winter. It wouldn't go into the Chinese block so I used the one this engine is going into. I don't want to force something like a cam.

I have two other engines for spares, one only has 100-120 lbs compression. Thinking the previous owner used ether liberally, another 98 1500 I haven't brought home yet. A buddy of mine used it to hunt coyotes with dogs, it's beat a little