RE: Cam warning-Please read!

[Dave Walters <whdavid@xxxxxxxxx>]

Earl Helm wrote:
> 
> Dave,
> 
> Jim is an ok guy. He is basically a one man gang, with a couple of 
> helpers. If you send him a professionally worded reminder, I am 
> sure he will do the right thing. People with good intentions sometimes 
> just get caught up in the minutia of running a small business.
> 
> Strange issue you had there. I have never seen that. Drop me a picture 
> if it is convenient.
> 
> Earl

Earl,

I've got plenty of pics.Hope your email account will handle them.

I know a lot of "old timers" that haven't seen this issue much either.No 
offense meant,Earl.As you'll see,the block I'm using has the lifters 
bushed.Everybody pointed fingers at the bushings even though that shop 
has probably CNC'd 100 Mopar blocks.No one suspected the cam.

My warning is meant for all cams manufacturers,not just Racer Brown.As 
Don D mentioned,there are only 2 core suppliers.There has to be more 
than one bad core out there.This cam could've been any brand.All I'm 
saying is that very few guys check cams for this particular problem.You 
just stick them in and go.You could easily wipe a cam or worse,and chalk 
it up to spring pressure,bad oil/no add pack,tight lifter,etc. and not 
realize this issue was the actual culprit.

Jim is a good guy,hell we're from the same city.But,when he didn't even 
get back to me after I sent him the pics,I fast-tracked a Comp through a 
good vendor.Maybe his position was that it wasn't his fault the core was 
bad.Or that I don't know how to install a cam.Either way,I never got the 
courtesy of a return call or email.I don't really care at this point.I'm 
out $180,but it easily could have been a $10K engine.If I help one guy 
catch this issue later on,I'll be a happy camper.

  Dave Walters
  Denver, Co.

  


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