Re: [tech] Q's on installation of used cam

[Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>]

You guys should really consider using delta cams (the
place Ben used) to regrind your stock cams.  Its
cheap($93 shipped), they do good work and have good
turnaround.  I heard somewhere they can do sets too. 
I don't know what originals they profiled, but that
might be a cheap alternative to expensive cams.  


--- Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I just got a used European spec intake cam,
> received it yesterday.  I'm
> > pleased with it's condition, looks to be in great
> shape, all lobes have
> > consistent wear patterns, shape, etc.  So, as soon
> as I find a free
> > evening, it's going into Victor, which has 145K
> miles.  
> > 
> > I'd like to avoid replacing lifters but I'm
> needing info about
> > installing a used cam onto used lifters.  Can I
> get away with this
> > relatively safely?  Should I burnish the lifter
> tops and the lobes with
> > something to help oil retention and provide a
> "new" surface for the
> > parts to bed into (1000 grit sandpaper,
> Scotch-brite, etc.)?  
> > 
> > I certainly will use assembly lube and follow the
> tried-and-true cam
> > break-in rules (vary the RPM, stay above 2000 for
> 1/2 hour, etc.).
> 
> 
>  You *could* go to that trouble, but when I got my
> reground intake
> cam, I reinstalled it with plenty of Mobile 1 oil
> and ran the motor
> for a few minutes above 2000 rpm and then went for a
> nice easy test
> drive.  I didn't touch the old lifters... just
> plug-n-play!
>  I think that the most important thing would be to
> install the caps
> in the correct orientation and position.  And while
> you're in there
> you could replace the cam chain and the seals.
> 
> 
> =====
> Benjamin Harder
> 86 Scirocco 16v
> 80 Scirocco - project
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/vwtype53/
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