ok, they MUSt be different, as the size of the lobes are different (ie top to bottom) but can i find a groove? can i bollocks

there's a groove on ONE of the 4 cams tho but its not on the bearing, its on a round bit next to the front bearing (ie not the one with lobes on it)

 

you must have the spec of the cams so measure the lobes and it will tell you which is which. And no don`t use a tape measure to measure them either

 

ps the one with the bigger lobes had the groove on it. from the left bank.

were just taking the right bank out now (but there is no groove on either)

 

ok, 1 cam... big lobes and a groove.

3 cams, small lobes and no groove

maybe theyve sent me 1 inlet and 3 exhaust cams?

and no i DONT have the spec of the cams, and we're measuring with a vernier caliper

 

LOOKS LIKE THEY FOOKED UP jIM

 

standard cams back in... running problems solved

i'll be voicing my dissapointment with kent tomorrow.


i've now got 3 things im a tad worried about tho,

1) car runs lean (which i THINK is because stu adjusted the throttle stop so i reset all the TPS positions, i think thats thrown the map out! im gonna reset it abck how it was n see if that cres it)

2) OIl Pressure Gauge (which keeps playing up!) is showing lower than normal. its a cheap shit one tho, so i wanna get a proper one on there to check it

3) engine turns over very slowly, like battery going flat, alt is charging @ 13.x volts ok tho

should all be easy bits hopefully at least the engine sounds healthy again now

 

always said the same about sierra 24v's myself

 

bloody northerners




just ordered a racetek mechanical one, should do the job

 

Aye bloddy northeners, wait a min I am one.

Anyway Matt is a faggot

 

just spoke to kent. the guy doesnt agree that i've got 3 exhaust cams.

he now tells me that the groove on the journal is only on the cosworth YB not on the V6 (so why does 1 of mine have a groove, and NONE of the standard cams do?) and that the sifferent sized lobes is to do with wear on the cam (we're talking a good 2mm here)

so ive got to bring them down and they'll do a report. however after speaking to the bloke it doesnt sound like this will be plain sailing for me

thanks kent

 

ge t your maney back and phone Piper, they will have some in stock

Fitz buys loads from them

 

he doesnt want to refund me by the sounds of things.

HIM: "we only did what you asked for"

ME: "why would i ask for 3 exhaust cams"

 

I think you going to have problems

 

What exactly is it you bought? a set of cams or had your old ones or a spare set reground ? If you have have had a spare set reground is it possible that you had 3 exhaust cams by mistake? you are going to have to prove they have supplied you a 3rd wrong cam tho and "if" they have supplied the cams and reground them then its their fuck up and your entitled to your money back or a replacement cam.

 

Do they stock S14a's???

 

andy, the standard inlet+exhaust cams are different.

therefore i couldnt have supplied them the wrong ones

 

im more pissed off at the WEEK i've lost looking into this, and the cost of getting the cams fitted, refitted, and replaced. i'm quite out of pocket and wishing i'd never started

 

Wounder Jim, real shite luck!!

 

Jim, if it's their fuck up, and it sounds like it is, take them to the small claims court to recover your refitting expenses.

 

Thats why most people take their cars to garage and get them to supply and fit the cam, that way its the garages cost to recover should thde wrong parts be supplied and fitted

Hope you can recover the costs.

I once bought a piper cam that wasnt finished properly and had to make 2 trips to get it properly finished before the cam could be fitted to my engine. I was lucky my mechanic fitting the cam noticed the cam stopper missing from inside the cam and told me to send it back.

 

andy, the joys of 24v ownership, nobody works on them

 

jim for what its cost you so far a could of got a cheep set of cams out the later 24v

 

How can you have three exhaust cams? on the picture on the other page you have two long and two short cams - sooooo you don't have three the same do you?!

 

I take it each bank of three cylinders is offset on the crank, hence why if they both run off the same chain one pair needs to be longer than the other.

He could have three exhausts cams if kent had more than one set ov 24v cams in.

 

yep, ive got 2 long exhaust ones, and 1 short exhaust one, also one short inlet one.

well, thats providing theyre definately inlet/exhaust, as the guy form kent wasnt making himself very clear

 

Ohhhh i never thought of that

 

Should have bought a RS Turbo, every Spud thinks he can work on them!