ezzlez28

iTrader: (21)

In the middle of doing heads and cam, my first real time inside an engine of any kind. Got the old cam out last night, the front cam bearing got a few nicks and had a spot of copper showing on the upper portion. More concerned about the nicks as my searching has shown that a little copper is normal. What are my options and what concerns should I have?

On a side note, the cam journal was completely smooth, no nicks, pitting, wear spots etc. I got a great picture of the nicks on my cell phone, then zoomed in and took a screenshot of it as close as I could before it got fuzzy. The redness is just some redline assembly lube I put on there after feeling around with my fingers.

badazz81z28

iTrader: (6)

Is swapping it out an option? That's what I would do. Looks like it got knicked by pulling the cam out.

luigiandme

iTrader: (2)

If you're ready to pull the motor out and have the cam bearing properly installed, go ahead.

I'd run with it.