If you've got a dial gauge you can get pretty good idea with the engine still assembled. Doesn't matter what the lift is supposed to be just make sure they are all within about .004- .010 of each other. The more variation the more probability you will need a new cam but the price is only about 135-170$ for a cam and 8$ each for lifter and if I were throwing money at a rebuild I certainly wouldn't exempt these parts. Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air Cooled On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:41:50 -0700 Rio Rafael <rior@GARLIC.COM> writes: > Hello all: > I will probably be rebuilding my 1.9 waterboxer and will have to > consider > the camshaft. I can't find specifications for *lobe lift* and other > cam > specs to be sure my cam has not worn excessively. > Can someone advise? > Also, does anyone have experience with regrinding a stock cam? > (good, bad, > indifferent...) > > Thanks > Rio ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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