<VV> Camshafts (humor?)
Louis C. Armer,Jr.
carmerjr at mindspring.com
Mon May 29 21:17:45 EDT 2006
Well we ALL knew that somehow The Ole Geezer would "bulldoze" his way into
this discussion !!! <GGG>
FrontMan
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At 08:10 PM 5/29/2006, you wrote:
>The reason some cams last and others don't is that they were most likely not
>Hardened and Tempered at the same time or not processed the same, and may
>have came from a different vendor.
> It could be a number of reasons metallurgy of the raw material, the setup
>of the Induction Hardening equipment, Temper temperature etc. and a lack of
>Quality Control.
> They were supposed to be Hardened before being installed.
>I have a Heat Treating background with Caterpillar Tractor Co. of over 30
>years.
> Gene Barr
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