Re: i5 10v cam sprocket -- how tight to turn?

[Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>]

Hmmmm.... do some 4k's have mechanical lifters? '84 and on US don't. In
my experience and Bentley 15.4 which shows a 4cyl head with "Hydraulic
valve lifter" indicate that 4k's had hydraulic lifters. Maybe ABK can
put a torque wrench on the cam and list the range through a turn so we
can get a better idea of just how hard it is to turn. Maybe there _is_ a
problem. 
Wolff

Phil Payne wrote:
> 
> In message <3.0.5.32.19981015132157.00fa64b0@phy.duke.edu> Andrei Kogan writes:
> 
> > I distinctly remember, on a 4K engine, the cam sprocket can be quite easily
> > turned by hand with the timing belt off. This one feels much, much tighter.
> 
> You're comparing mechanical and hydraulic lifter engines.
> 
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