<VV> Cam shaft bearing wear in the block

[BBRT]

We probably have to figure a way to fix it without the oversize (o.d.) cam 
bearing surfaces unless there is room on the bearing surfaces of the 
existing cam cores. There aren't any more other than a few cam core stashes 
that anyone knows about.  A core needs to be made of  the nodular iron? so 
lifters wear properly. (Roller cams don't have the issue-before you ask...). 
One can't just CNC a steel crank for a regular lifter engine unless you use 
special lifters.  We need solutions that allow us to fix the problem; the 
block cam bore wear.

Chuck S
BBRT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "by way of Harry Jensen <hljensen at comcast.net>" <Silveyyevlis at aol.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
sounded as if some one was in there pounding with a hammer.
>
> An engine teardown revealed that the rear cam gearing bore in the block 
> was 0.010 inch diameter over size.
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.. For all of the bearings have the Corvair parts suppliers have cams
> made with a high oversize bearing OD's and then have them ground to fit 
> the block.
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> There is room for many ideas and we need to pursue the answer to this 
> problem now not later. Smitty said it right!
>
> Tom Silvey