<VV> Cam Bearing Wear

[Walter Majewsky]

I have seen some needle bearings installed in the cam journals on big block 
chevies..A line boring to the od. of the needle bearings would work.?
                                               walt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Cam Bearing Wear


> 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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