<VV> Cam Bearing Wear

[Ron]

For some of us, cost is a consideration.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Houston" <tampatexan at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Cam Bearing Wear


> Aircraft crankcases wear out too...  they are repaired by welding up the 
> cam/crank journals and then lineboring back to specifications.  No reason 
> (other than cost) why this couldn't be done to a Corvair case...
>
> Jim Houston
> Brandon, FL
>
> Smitty Smith wrote:
>
>>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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