[Mgs] Cam Bearings

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In a message dated 9/25/2007 10:10:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
max_heim at sbcglobal.net writes:

My wife  used to have a Honda that
didn't even have cam bearings -- the cam journals  ran directly on the
aluminum cylinder head casting.

You should be  glad to save the expense and the bother -- fitting cam
bearings is a bit of  a chore (consider where they are located).



 
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Many engines do not use cam bearings.  The early Triumph  TR-2 did not, nor 
does my Lamborghini V-12.
 
Personally I would rather have a surface I could replace if  scratched than a 
journal that I'd have to ream - in the case of an OHC with caps  - on the old 
TR you were right out of luck if the block ever wore too a larger  diameter 
so clearance was excessive. Doubt that happened much, mind  you.
 
Bill