no need to reply to my last post. I just typed what I was thinking before looking into it.
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Keith Tanner <[email protected]> wrote: > With all the guys screwing around with putting exhaust cams on the intake > side, I suspect it would not be difficult to find a spare intake cam. And > definitely a better fix than JB Weld. Go ahead and keep the lifters. > > Keith Tanner > Flyin' Miata > [email protected] > http://www.flyinmiata.com > 1-800-FLY-MX5s (orders) > 1-970-464-5600 (tech) > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Robert McElwee > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:10 PM > *To:* Miatapower Miata Power > *Subject:* use jb weld to repair camshaft or just replace it? > > I am working on a friends car. It is a '97 that they only had for 1 week. > They brought the car to me with a horrible oil leak (engine was 3 quarts low > on oil) and a 110K mile engine without any history. I put a new timing belt, > water pump and seals in the car and then scrapped/washed all the old oil up. > After putting the car back together I find that the intake camshaft has a > bad gouge in it (well, more like someone took a dremel or something and cut > a flat spot in it). Of course I didn't see this when I had everything apart! > <G>. Anyway, I was fixing to order a used camshaft and started thinking that > maybe I could try to repair it with some JB Weld and then sand it smooth. My > thoughts are that it won't hurt to at least try to fill in the hole AND the > camshaft is already worn with the lifters where another camshaft might not. > What do you guys think? Do you normally replace the lifters as well? I am > pretty sure the owner does not want to get too much invested in the repair > (i.e. new camshaft and new lifters). > > -- > Robert McElwee and Blue Flash > "The 50 MPG Miata" > www.lightweightmiata.com/blue > > Lightweight Miata Forum: > www.lightweightmiata.com/forum > > The Miata Trailer Project: > www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > >
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