[Fot] camshaft breakage

[robert bownes]

I'm sure we all have our personal 'Wall of shame'.  Mine includes a U
shaped con rod, a pinion gear missing several teeth and an oil pan the
looks like someone put a hole in it with a 9mm.

The price of experience is not paid in years or dollars, it is in
learning from mistakes of ourselves and others kind enough to share.



On 10/3/09, MORDY DUNST <gasket.works at verizon.net> wrote:
> Some years ago? 1995 when I visited with the UK/Terry Hurrell.  . I traded
> some copper gaskets for "new and unground" cam.  Can't remember where he
> said the new cams came from.    I had it ground --the cam pretty much melted
> in the first five minutes of use.  The lobes and the distributor gear went
> away.  ....    didn't break though.
>
> My wifes 911 porsche had one cam break in half downshifting at Watkins Glen.
> Her loving dad rebuilt the engine for  her albeit with askance looks while
> cursing under his breath the entire time. She still keeps the remnant of
> that camshaft on the shelf.
>
> Mordy
>
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