[Roadsters] Broke Cam- what should I check?

nmleeds at mindspring.com nmleeds at mindspring.com
Sat Jul 18 20:37:03 MDT 2009


This is the latest in a series of calls for help after I broke my cam.

The concensus of the group was that I should pull the head and get it worked on (unless I liked braking cams).  Good advice and the possibility of some Rebello Racing head work made it more inviting.  

So the head is off and I've done a visual inspection of the head, valves, and pistons.  The valves look like they took a hit when the cam broke and there's a small indent on the top of one of the pistons.  I've paranoid enough that I'm going get someone to pull the valve springs and look a the valves and valve guides.  

The question is what else I should look for and whether I should pull the pistons too.  I cleaned the top of the pistons best I could around the area of the valve divit and didn't see any cracking.  Ideas? Suggestions?

Should I just rebuild the whole engine and start from scratch, or is it unnecessary?

What else should I look for.

Nathaniel Leeds
'69 U10, broken cam and heart.


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