that ticking sound from the cams(not valve)

[Guest]

ok so a while back i had a thread that i explaing this tick that came in 3's tick tick tick (short pause) tick tick tick and so on...at idle only

i was told it was the cam caps or something...

anywho ive got a good set of 32k mileage spare caps and cams....can i swap them on my current engine and maybe get rid of that noise?

[BassCliff]

Hi,

I think you mean "cam walk". If so, it's nothing to worry about. You can read about how to fix it on my little website but you've got to have some pretty good machining skills to do it right. Most of us just live with it. These are not quiet engines anyway.

Camshaft Endfloat Mod (by Mr. 49er)

You might want to take the valve cover off to have a look and be sure there is not a broken shim or something.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Steve]

NO!!!

DO NOT CHANGE THE CAM CAPS.

They are line-bored to match your head. Another set of caps may not be perfectly matched.

You would think that they are all done to the same specification, but in the real world, there are variations.

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[chuck hahn]

Cliff...you may wish to ask the guy that did the cam cap mod to show pics of the spacer AND if there was a recessed area milled into the cap to accept the spacer..I can see a thin .005 shim being in there, so it stands to reason the half moon shim is rather thick.

Pics of the actual work donw to the cap may add a bit of perspective to the novice.

[gs850cafe]

well i was hoping for a swap...im not gonna go through the trouble to have it all machined and what not...