<VV> Shredded Cam Lobe

[Rick & Janet Norris]

Geoff,
Years ago on my first ever engine rebuild I installed all new parts 
including a Racer Brown cam kit. It ran like a scalded dog..for awhile. Then 
it started losing power and feeling like it had a miss. Finally I got down 
to looking at the cam. That's when I saw a cam lobe that looked like a 
journal. After tearing down the engine I found where all those little pieces 
of cam lobe went. EVERYWHERE! Especially the bearings and the oil pump 
gears. Check everything and clean repeatedly!
I realized the reason for the failure was the fact that I didn't know about 
start up and work hardening of a new cam and lifters. I didn't run them in 
like you are supposed to. I've never made that mistake again.

By the way, that same engine is still alive today in my old dune buggy!

Rick Norris
First President CORSA 1971
Email rickjanet@charter.net
Web Site http://webpages.charter.net/corvairalley
V8 Vairs Web Site http://www.corvair.org/chapters/v8vairs


> Yup its a very very dead lobe and lifter.  Lifter face is wallowed out. 
> Annoying in that I did everything all new,  when I did this engine, and it 
> has been treated right.  No ULTRA parts when I built this one.  SO we will 
> split the case here in the next few weeks and throw a original 10,000 mile 
> 891 cam in with its matched set of original Corvair lifters.  Now to get 
> ready for the 80$ rebuild I am about to do on the ULTRA engine in my 63 
> :-P
>
> Yes Michael, I now do have my fingers in my ears screaming LALALALALA I 
> cant hear that the car is broken.
>
> -Geoff Johnson