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Old 12-22-2011, 02:09 AM
bcbens@embarqma bcbens@embarqma is offline
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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You're right! The back lobe was getting only drops of oil and the next two going forward was getting minimum oil. So, you guessed it, I need a new oil pump!! $380 from Metric Motors. No core. Again, good price for a new upgraded hi volume pump, better than original.

Fortunately, we caught it before it damaged the cam beyond repair. That saved me $180.I'm just thankful that I decided to get that little tic,tic,tic fixed as fast as I did.

But, that isn't all. I might as well tell the rest of the story. Some of you may not know that the cam carriers are not bolted to the head. The bolts go through the head into the block. So, when the cam was changed, the head gasket broke loose and didn't reseat properly, resulting in water leaks. So the head gasket also had to be replaced.

So far, a $100 valve adjustment has resulted in a new reground cam, new head gasket and a new oil pump plus new head bolts, rockers, springs and anything else required to do the job right

Guess it comes with the territory. At least now I know why I just couldn't find that little roughness in the idle that I have been chasing for more than a year. I kept thinking that I just couldn't get the webers sync'ed. The worn cam lobe just may have been the culprit all along. I should know tomorrow. Thanks again to all of you for your comments, advice and suggestions. They were all appreciated, very much.
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