Re: CAMSHAFT/CYL HEAD REPLACEMENT

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <22141-36A21A99-1564@mailtod-122.bryant.webtv.net> germancarlists@webtv.net writes:

> I have a chunk of cam missing from my camshaft on the Number one
> cylinder.  The car is the 89 100 FWD.  Five cylinder engine no turbo.
> Is my best bet a new cylinder head?

If you have the cash and intend to keep the car more than a year or
25k miles, I'd say it's a close call.

An exchange head replaces every moving part above the head gasket - if
you count up the individual parts, it's a hell of a deal.

But a cam from a scrapyard would be a much more economical fix on a
beater or an end-of-life car.

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 Phil Payne
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