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So I was given this camshaft by a friend of mine who made a business of selling LS parts. It was just an extra he had lying around. I looked up the maker and based on the serial numbers, its a pretty mean stick. Anyway, upon looking it over I found this pitting on the first lobe. Im curious, does this make it garbage or is it still usable, and if so is there some treatment I can do to clean it up?
So I was given this camshaft by a friend of mine who made a business of selling LS parts. It was just an extra he had lying around. I looked up the maker and based on the serial numbers, its a pretty mean stick. Anyway, upon looking it over I found this pitting on the first lobe. Im curious, does this make it garbage or is it still usable, and if so is there some treatment I can do to clean it up?
My advice--
Buff it up, coat with laquer, put a cam gear on it, run a wire up the middle, affix lightbulb and lampshade to the end opposite the gear, stand up on the gear, and have a really cool reading light
Looks like there's scoring that would catch one's finger nail. In my opinion, that cam is ready for the recycling ♻️ bin.
Yes, the cam is scrap. But the important thing that makes it scrap isn't pitting or scoring. The lobe has a lot of wear, all the way around it!! Looks like a lifter roller seized, and wore a "ditch" all the way around the lobe.
Yes, the cam is scrap. But the important thing that makes it scrap isn't pitting or scoring. The lobe has a lot of wear, all the way around it!! Looks like a lifter roller seized, and wore a "ditch" all the way around the lobe.
I know what makes it scrap. We can split hairs over me saying scoring and you saying ditch but we both know that nasty lobe makes it toast.
You can make some nice shop door push/pull handles out of em too. My buddy and I put two of em on a beer fridge, and rattle canned it patina. Wish I took pics ov that, it was awesome.
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Question about a Camshaft I was given 
It would have cost him money to get rid of it. Saved him the trouble and expense. 
