Cam shredded my lifter............
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Cam shredded my lifter............
I finally got the motor apart and was able to pull of the lifters out from the top but one. I ended up sticking a magnet into the cam opening and catching the lifter as I pushed it into the engine. All of the lifters were in perfect shape except for this one lifter which has the top .5 inches CHOPPED off. The cam lobe that contacts this lifter has slight scarring(just roughened it up a little). There are no gouges or chips in the lobe. Can a lobe on a cam be smoothened out? This is no aparent cam bearing damage at all!
I would like to just repair this cam lobe(hopefully less than $50) if possible, get a used set of lifters and put the engine back together. Then I can beat on the engine this spring until I get the 408 assembled and paid for.
So, cam a cam lobe be smoothened out?
I would like to just repair this cam lobe(hopefully less than $50) if possible, get a used set of lifters and put the engine back together. Then I can beat on the engine this spring until I get the 408 assembled and paid for.
So, cam a cam lobe be smoothened out?
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In general no unless its something that can be polished out but its doubtful judging by what you have said of the carnage. It sounds to me like your lifter crapped out and ate the cam up, its very rare that a cam causes lifter damage.
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The cam shredding the lifter is actually somehow a result of the cam bolts coming loose and moving forward/backward. The lobes are almost smoth enough that I might just put it back in because I dont care about the block anymore. Nothing will be reused on the new engine. I really dont want to go back to the stock cam because then I would have to replace all the springs with the stock springs(NOT WORTH IT). I guess I will just call the local engine shop and see if they can just polish it up...
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Man that sucks, don't blame it on the cam it wasn't it's fault. You can use whatever springs you have on there for any replacement cam, stock or aftermarket. I got a stock 2000 cam i can sell you cheap if you really need one.
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i have seen cam lobes get brittle and chip off but it usually takes alot to hurt the lifter. don't rig the cam up. just put a stock one in, there a tons people would just give one to you. hell i have one if needed. your springs will be ok to get you by, no need to change them.
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Well, I know there are bad cams out there that create lifter problems. I have a cam out of a Z06 crate engine that has a bad lobe. I guess it was a casting problem that QC missed after the lobes were ground. The defect is squarely in the center of the lifter roller travel.
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Originally Posted by kenp
Well, I know there are bad cams out there that create lifter problems. I have a cam out of a Z06 crate engine that has a bad lobe. I guess it was a casting problem that QC missed after the lobes were ground. The defect is squarely in the center of the lifter roller travel.
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Hmmmm....I would also be real suspicious of the lifter bore. If it did that kind of damage to the lifter, the bore has to have some damaged also.
Question: how do I find/get all the small pieces that broke off the lifter from the lower end of the motor?