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hmm. i was tearing down one of my heads and noticed the cam had machined itself into the front

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Old 03-10-2006, 04:19 PM
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Default hmm. i was tearing down one of my heads and noticed the cam had machined itself into the front

bearings. wonder what would cause that, oil starvation?
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Default Eyes opening...WIDE: BTDT. (TPIWWP)

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Default not good. exhaust cam? looks almost like there was a balance issue on mine and it ate into the

bottom bearings.. has both cam followers jammed in.

surprisingly enough though the cam itself looks good.
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running to the garage for pics now
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Default Ummm - oil starvation would be a "not likely" -

Oil starvation and metal to metal contact would lead to friction induced heating - ceasing being more likely - rather than the cutting of metal.
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Default Yep, exhaust cam snap. Learned my lesson for buying an engine on Ebay... It made 445whp though;)

Bent cam? Are you the original owner?
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Default nope, picked the pair up for $25 off the guy who sold me the 2.8.

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