Light wear on cam? with PICS!!! come inside...
01-31-2013, 03:35 AM
#21
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That looks alot more like shipping damage or someone dropped in out on the driveway more than it does pitting. However regardless of how the imperfections got there that cam is for the scrap barrel. And also its not like its even some kickass custom grind or nice shelf cam its an ls6 cam which r a dime a dozen. I say give the dude a refund minus the 1.25 for the scrap weight. Also to the buyer buy something better than a used ls6 cam at least buy a used mild cam ... putting in an ls6 or stock wouldnt even be worth the lock tight used to put in the cam bolts.
01-31-2013, 04:39 AM
#22
So I recently sold a Ls6 cam because I decided to go with a diffrent cam for my turbo build..
Well I get an email and he says that theres some light pitting on a couple of the base lobes.. I had never really checked the cam out as I was still in the middle of collecting parts for my build, anyway I asked him to email me pics of it. he did..
What are your guys thought on running this?
I wanna make this right with the buyer, if it will work perfectly then ok.. If not then Ill give him a refund..
thanks everyone.
Well I get an email and he says that theres some light pitting on a couple of the base lobes.. I had never really checked the cam out as I was still in the middle of collecting parts for my build, anyway I asked him to email me pics of it. he did..
What are your guys thought on running this?
I wanna make this right with the buyer, if it will work perfectly then ok.. If not then Ill give him a refund..
thanks everyone.
01-31-2013, 07:59 AM
#24
Also to the buyer buy something better than a used ls6 cam at least buy a used mild cam ... putting in an ls6 or stock wouldnt even be worth the lock tight used to put in the cam bolts
01-31-2013, 04:02 PM
#30
TECH Junkie
Yer right...you're no expert. Everything rides on a oil film.............so no surfaces need to be machined smooth in your world. Seriously are you kidding? Do you see the wear marks in the pictures? If the journals ride on a oil film how could they possibly get there? DID Santy Claus put them there? Maybe they magicly appeared? Because everything rides on a oil flim in a engine....how could anything wear? Dam I want U to buld my next car engine!
Think for just a min, how much pressure do you think 16 valve springs put on a camshaft at rest? How long will it take for oil from the oil pump take to pressurize the oil gallery and start floating the bearing journals? Better not take long in your world.
Think for just a min, how much pressure do you think 16 valve springs put on a camshaft at rest? How long will it take for oil from the oil pump take to pressurize the oil gallery and start floating the bearing journals? Better not take long in your world.
A little extreme on the sarcasm but i was thinking every point you made immidiately when i read the previous post...+1 brother
01-31-2013, 04:46 PM
#31
looks like the cam sat on a shelf and moisture got to her, then someone to scotch brite or some emery cloth to the surface to get some rust off her, i say make a lamp outta it also, aint worth to put a slightly damaged bump stick in the engine and have cam bearings and main/ rod bearings fail down the road, IMO
01-31-2013, 05:20 PM
#32
I find it odd that the journals are damaged on one side and the damage doesn't appear to have any circularity. Also, the first photo shows marks on the cam lobe in line with the journal. If I had to guess, I think the cam was dropped on a rough surface.
I still wouldn't run it in my car, especially since LS6 cams used are easy to find and new aren't that expensive.
I still wouldn't run it in my car, especially since LS6 cams used are easy to find and new aren't that expensive.
Either that or corrosion that has been cleaned up
