[Roadsters] Cylinder head

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/6/2008 4:50:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
gtpjimgammon at yahoo.com writes:

Years  ago I had a head warp on my first roadster, and like an idiot, I had 
it  shaved. 

A few weeks later the cam broke in half.  

You can't make this stuff up.

Jim




When you have an overhead cam head shaved you need to shave both sides. If  
you don't the cam tower pads are out of line and the cam will have a bend. This 
 leads to it breaking in two. You would be suprised how many "professional" 
shops  don't know this. Reinstall the cam without the valves first. You should 
be able  to turn the cam by hand. If not, there is a problem.
 
keith



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