Cam degreeing help me understand!

RustyRatRod said

I liked the thought George had......but the exception I would add would be to make the dowel about 3" long, then drill a hole in the center the same size as the indicator end about 1" deep. That would keep the indicator straight. But if he doesn't have a drill press, forget it, because it needs to be perfectly straight with the center of the dowel or it's no good.

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Here are two 2 1/4" long wood dowel test lifters to use as solid lifters for cam degree tests.

Just to get the idea started, out of some .870 ths wood dowel stock had around.

Would be good to start out with 1" (.100 ths) hardwood dowel stock, chuck it up into a lathe and polish it down to .904 ths same diameter as the lifters.Then cut them to desired lengths and square off the ends.

Soak them in some engine oil, wipe them down and ready to test. Softer than the new cam lobes and lifter bores so no damage there. Dial indicator reads off top flat surface.

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