LA 318 Cam / lifter gut check
Hey there! I recently rebuilt my 70s LA 318 and in the motor and in the process of breaking in the new flat tappet cam / hydraulic lifters we ran into an issue and had some coolant make it's way into the oil due to a gasket failure which worried me a bit so I ended up taking the intake off to check the cam and lifters to see if the break-in worked or not. Upon inspection the lifters all seem to still be ok (crown is still present and none of them are flat or ground down ) visually and the cam doesn't seem do you have any extreme wear issues / flat lobes that I can tell, but I'd love to see if anybody can give me any suggestions from these photos.
I did a Little research on the side and there's some information out there that states the irregular wear patterns on my cam can translate to an early indication of a flat cam. Any thoughts on this?
Hey there! I recently rebuilt my 70s LA 318 and in the motor and in the process of breaking in the new flat tappet cam / hydraulic lifters we ran into an issue and had some coolant make it's way into the oil due to a gasket failure which worried me a bit so I ended up taking the intake off to check the cam and lifters to see if the break-in worked or not. Upon inspection the lifters all seem to still be ok (crown is still present and none of them are flat or ground down ) visually and the cam doesn't seem do you have any extreme wear issues / flat lobes that I can tell, but I'd love to see if anybody can give me any suggestions from these photos.
I did a Little research on the side and there's some information out there that states the irregular wear patterns on my cam can translate to an early indication of a flat cam. Any thoughts on this?