Re: MF'r broke down....round two!!! |
Subject: Re: MF'r broke down....round two!!! by Matatk on 2011/6/22 21:00:21 Pete - as always I appreciate your insight. The cam I am running is the following: Comp Cams 08-432-8 (xr282HR-10) When I emailed comp last year about the problem, this was the response I received: Quote:
However, when I check the site, it directs me to the composite drive gear as appropriate for the cam/part #12200: http://www.compperformancegroupstores ... n=PROD&Product_Code=12200 So that confuses me a bit. As far as I know, it's not billet. I thought you could get cam walk on a roller block, but apparently that's only on retrofits? Thanks for pointing that out. The cam gear looks ok while in the block, but I can't be certain. I am going to check the endplay with a screwdriver to see if it moves. I don't like the low oil pressure, either. I am considering changing the oil pump out. The current pump is a Melling M55HV. I have heard internet stories about high volume/high pressure pumps accelerating wear on drive gears. I can't verify if that's true or not. My choices for oil pump are pretty much: M55 - standard volume, standard pressure M55HV - high volume, high pressure M55A - standard volume, high pressure I am considering just the stock style M55. Thoughts? I don't like the idea of having to pull the pan but I want to check for damage, at this point. I will check the distributor for shaft damage/runout. I don't know how to do that, yet, but I will find out. I now have a dial indicator and magnetic base to assist with that. Any other thoughts/comments? Matthew |