Eneto-55 Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 Recently purchased another P15 manual, and this Parts Info Bulletin was stuck in the engine section. The issue is steel vs cast iron engine parts. Quote
Eneto-55 Posted February 20 Author Report Posted February 20 (edited) The only mention I found about steel camshafts was in the topic called “Clothespins not what they used to be?”, where ... On 7/5/2010 at 5:41 PM, Plymouthy Adams said: Only a steel camshaft will bend, cast iron will break there was a number of steel cams used. The suffix S will be affixed to those engine serial number that indeed came stock with a steel camshaft. The cam bearing supports as close as they are to each other would petty much prevent any bending. A cast cam shaft that is laid at an upright angle would have a tendency to warp due to shift. Only by v-blocking will you be able to detect and measure the runout. Edited February 20 by Eneto-55 Quote
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