[Mgs] mgb tappets, cam

[Max Heim]

Well, if I were going to go to the trouble of pulling the cam I would
certainly replace it if at all indicated -- what I am resisting is removing
it in the first place.

I am determined not to get involved in "shipwright's disease", by doing the
absolute minimum repair required. On this car, "might as well while I'm at
it" would logically devolve into a complete rotisserie restoration. If my
shortcut turns around and bites me later, so be it.

--

Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 1/13/09 2:40 AM, cyberemp at comcast.net at cyberemp at comcast.net wrote:

>  I would check to see if a local machine shop can okay your cam. maybe just a
> polish will clean it up.
> or, you can get a reground from the nice people at NorthwestImportparts.
> <http://www.northwestimportparts.com/MGB-Reground-stock-cam-62-64-d554.aspx>
>  Or, the performance one
> <http://www.northwestimportparts.com/MGB-Reground-performance-cam-62-64-d555.a
> sp
> x>
> 
> Of course, check the cam bearings, and timing chain and gears... blah blah
> blah... 
>    It never ends... :-)
> Eric
> Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Max Heim <max_heim at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Before I started reassembling the head on my MGB, I thought it would be
>>> prudent to take a gander at the tappets. It turned out they were pretty
>>> nasty looking. See photos here:
>>> 
> --