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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: 53 willys on August 15, 2008, 04:33:51 pm

Title: Cam seal=groves worn into my cam=??
Post by: 53 willys on August 15, 2008, 04:33:51 pm

yeah I am taking my head apart today and I see that the cam seal has worn two diffreant groves into the cam...is this ok? normal? if not whats the best way to fix it??
can a machine shop fix the issue?? or would I need to buy a new cam or??????

thanks 8)

Title: Cam seal=groves worn into my cam=??
Post by: jimfoo on August 15, 2008, 04:39:20 pm

Depends on if it's leaking or not. If not, I'd just fit a new seal. If it is, a machine shop can pot a speedy sleeve on.

Title: Cam seal=groves worn into my cam=??
Post by: 53 willys on August 15, 2008, 06:00:15 pm

yeah I dont really know if it was leaking???
when I got this engine it looked like everything had been leaking on it!! lol
...I guess I will just ask the machine shop what they think...

Title: Cam seal=groves worn into my cam=??
Post by: zukgod1 on August 16, 2008, 08:15:18 pm

Worst case I probably have another cam for ya.

Title: Cam seal=groves worn into my cam=??
Post by: 53 willys on August 17, 2008, 06:40:02 am

Quote from: "zukgod1"

Worst case I probably have another cam for ya.

thanks Dan I will just put it together for now and see if it does leak...
thanks to you and this forum for all the help and advice you give.
 8)

Title: Cam seal=groves worn into my cam=??
Post by: Smokey Eddy on August 17, 2008, 11:42:07 am

If you got it and it's filthy as hell it probably does leak from the cam because its the highest and most likely point to leak copious amounts of oil. I tried to reuse a broken cork gasket once with heaps of RTV it sorta worked but it still made a huge mess. Get a rubber gasket if you can, i recomend it!