i ordered a camashaft off ebay (posted a topic asking about it, thought it was either an HO cam or the stock lopo cam. turns out neither is right and the listing was wrong, guy is willing to let me return it. but i'm wondering if it will work being it is for a 302. but it's the older 302. with the flat lifters instead of roller lifters like my 89 has stock. will this flat lifter cam work with my engine or won't it run right?
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return it.............why were you replacing the cam?Rodney Tolleson, me at the track.....future drag box racer!
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I also agree. If the seller is willing to take it back (what about shipping???) I would do so and wait till I had made sure of the correct part! Bobby
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replacing it cause i'm rebuilding the engine. figured i'd replace everything while i'm in there.Comment
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roller cams don't generally wear out unless a lifter craters and scores the cam. I wouldn't replace it unless converting to HO and upgrading other parts.
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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roller cams generally do not wear out
flat tappet cams on the other hand do
i would carefully package the flat tappet camshaft and send it back to the seller and give him positive feedback for trying to be fair.
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ok, sent back seller paid return shipping. think i'd get away with just reusing my cam and replacing the lifters then? my grandfather taught me lifters and cam have to done as a set. one or more of my lifters was ticking before, thats main reason for changing them.Comment
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I'd pull the lifters and inspect the cam. if the cam lobes look good, keep it. Most likely they will look good.
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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If you're changing the cam, replace it with something better. They seldom go bad unless the engine had horrible oiling problems. If thats the case, you'd have known about it by now.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
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If it's not abused or has insane miles and is running, you can reuse the lifters and cam if you want.
Is this the same engine that overheated and melted plugs? If so, have you taken it to a machine shop to have the block and heads checked for cracks and warping?1990 Country Squire - under restoration
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im replacing the heads. got a set off a 37k mile 90 town car in the u pull it. basically everything in the engine will be new. guy at autozone said i could reuse the block without an issue. as long as everything internal is good. thats why i was gonna do the cam.Comment
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if it overheated enough to melt the plugs, I'd very strongly suggest having it checked for damage at the machine shop. Expect that the holes won't be the right size anymore and possibly the decks to not be true. Honestly, I'd have pulled the whole 37k mile engine and dropped it in complete. It would cost a lot less. Guy at Autozone is mostly right, but the block itself needs to be good, not just the parts inside it.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
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1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
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