More guestion of the day, was Re: hydro lifters and cam info

[sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)]

Since this has gone well beyond the simple yes or no I was expecting, I'll provide a bit more info. The cam is most likely going to be a 276 going into an RD block with unknown history. Here's what Deltacam.com has to say: "1.  Always use new lifters when installing a new camshaft. The bottoms of the lifters are spherically convex ground, and the cam lobes are ground with taper. The mating of these two surfaces ensures that the lifter will rotate, thus reducing the chance of premature wear. If you install used lifters on a new or reground camshaft, early failure is almost certain." 

Makes me pretty sure I want new lifters, but I figured I'd double-check.

Dan

 

Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Bingo! So, is the VW cam ground at an angle so its lifters rotate in the
bore?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Wagner" 

To: "Dan Bubb" ; 
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: hydro lifters and cam info


> So the lifter rotates in the bore.
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