More guestion of the day, was Re: hydro lifters and cam info

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Bingo! So, is the VW cam ground at an angle so its lifters rotate in the
bore?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Wagner" <brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: hydro lifters and cam info


> So the lifter rotates in the bore.
>
>
>
> Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Wagner
> To: Dan Bubb ; L F ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:17 AM
> Subject: Re: hydro lifters and cam info
>
>
> Dan get as pissy as you want, in a V-type engine the lifter rides on the
heel of the cam. On the the VW OHC mechanical lifter engine the heel of the
cam does not ride on the lifter.
>
> I'm not sure I understand the point you're making here. On a VW hydraulic
lifter engine the heel of the cam does ride on the lifter due to the
hydraulic pressure, but I don't understand why that matters. It's still a
lifter.
>
> Question of the day.
>
> 1) Is the base of a V-type engine lifter flat or not?
>
> Let me guess....It's spherical.
>
> 2) Is the face of the cam lobe on a V-type engine ground at an angle?
>
> Must be since you mention it!
>
> So, the third question of the day is why is it ground at an angle?
>
> Brian
>
>
> Dan Bubb wrote:
> Gee, I hate to be pissy this morning, but if the cams aren't pushing on
> lifters in our cars then what exactly is that called and how is it
different
> from a lifter???
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "L F"
> To: "Dan Smith" ;
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: hydro lifters and cam info
>
>
> That's only on cars that run their cam directly against the lifter.
>
> Larry
> sandiego16v
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Smith
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:29 PM
> Subject: hydro lifters and cam info
>
>
>
> On Deltacam's website, they say you need to get new lifters when
> installing a new cam. Is this the case?
>
> Dan
>
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