[Roadsters] Cylinder head

[Jim Gammon]

A good lesson for all you out there not to repeat my mistake. 
   
  Of course on that car, I was fortunate to not damage a piston and found a good head with a B cam, which I loved....
   
  More unfortumately, I sold the car and it was burned up in a garage fire....... It was a rocket.
   
  Jim

Keith0alan at aol.com wrote:
        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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