Suprise under the valve cover. Someone explain

[open.seas at verizon.net (Chris)]

Dan Bubb wrote:
> 
> Wonder how much the camshaft flexes without the bearing caps and the high lift cam? 

Thats not a bad thing. Remember the joke about the rubber cam?  The 
higher you rev the wilder the grind gets!

Chris
> Dan 
> 
> From: "matt" <matt@safearmy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:16 PM
> 
>> A friend pulled the valve cover off his rabbit today. he was told it was a 3A block with a solid lifter head, TT 288 cam. here is what he found
>> http://www.clinkingbeard.net/uploaded/3-cap-solid-lifter-01.jpg
>> http://www.clinkingbeard.net/uploaded/3-cap-solid-lifter-02.jpg
>> Anyone have any idea why there are only three bearing caps? Maybe this is a hydor head somene converted to solid?
>> Matt
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