<VV> Cam Bearing Wear

[Ron]

I'm sure it's a long ignored problem and the first vendor who devises a 
method to install new bearings is going to have a lot of business.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:58 AM
Subject: <VV> Cam Bearing Wear


> Smitty says:  This is directed to any who rebuild engines frequently.  I 
> don't need to know right now but the handwriting is on the wall in the 
> future for all of us.  What are you doing about worn blocks that won't 
> even come close to meeting specs on cam clearances.  Are you lieing to 
> yourselves and your customers that everything is alright?  Are you simply 
> not taking the measurements and figureing a new cam will fix it all?  Has 
> anyone tried metal spray or chrome buildup to close the gap?  How about 
> other solutions?  The one thing I don't want to hear is that you build a 
> lot of engines, and worn out blocks are not a problem.
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