[Healeys] Removing cam in situ

[Oudesluys]

Indeed. In Europe 60.000 miles was pretty much very good for a car 
engine, many started to have issues long before that. VW Beetle was 
praised because it would easily get to  60.000 miles or more.
However these days the amount of miles that can be clocked up should be 
better because of much improved oil, filters etc.
Many modern car engines, especially Japanese, can easily do 
300.000-400.000 miles or more without any problems.
Kees Oudesluijs


HealeyRick schreef op 19-7-2014 17:27:
> Wouldn't worn cam lobes on a 100K motor be normal wear and tear?  From
> everything I remember about 50s and 60s cars, they were pretty much done by
> that kind of mileage. And, as Kees pointed out, reground cams are not
> usually hardened to the same specification as a factory cam.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>    I don't know what could have caused this, because I have always fed
>> good, clean 20W-50 oil to this engine (it has about 100K since rebuild).
>>   It's possible it's been this way since rebuild, as I always had lower
>> compression on a couple cylinders (why a reputable cam grinder would screw
>> up a re-grind is unknowable, but possible I suppose).
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob
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