Silver's cam

[Thad <gentrysgarage@xxxxxxxxx>]

I second Kerry's statement! Too many mechanics are
taking advantage of people! We are not talking a car
whose engine is buried under vacuum lines and sensors!
Hell I did a cam change in a 383 Dart with new head
gaskets in 3 hours and thats cramped! Note to self It
is easier if you remove the Hooker Super Comp
fenderwell headers!
Thad the ImpPoster
1965 Imp the Grey Ghost
LaLa Land Cali

--- KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'd just go get the car, replace the cam (100
> bucks),
> change the oil and drive it.  Any big chunks will
> stay
> in the pan and smaller parts (if any) in the filter.
> 
> Won't cost much more if it dies down the road.
> 
> You can change the cam in the car, even if you have
> to
> dump the ac charge and remove the evaporator along
> with the radiator.  A grand is too much to fix this
> problem.
> 
> Kerryp
> 
> --- Mike Pittinaro <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > This morning I received a call from the mechanic
> in
> > NY.  Broken cam.  Yes, it was indeed running on 4
> > cylinders.  No reason as to why, and he said
> there's
> > no way he could know for sure how much metal is in
> > the
> > engine.  At any rate, he quoted me $1000 _just_ to
> > pull and replace the engine, not including machine
> > work and the new cam.  
> > 
> > And that's assuming all the valves, heads,
> pistons,
> > and other bearings are OK.  
> > 
> > Needless to say, this is not how I hoped my
> Saturday
> > would start off.  Any thoughts on this prognosis?
> > 
> > =====
> > --Mike Pittinaro
> > 
> > "Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons
> > from God."
> >   --Kurt Vonnegut, "Cat's Cradle"
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