That doesn't make sense: if the engine's already a little knackered, why waste the time to gouge the cam? Seems far more likely that something else happened, hence my concern.
Then again, I'm known for Burgessing to the nth degree (it took me the better part of 4 days to splice in a silly O2 sensor, for example), so take that concern with a grain of salt. -Bryan --- On Tue, 5/19/09, Robert McElwee <[email protected]> wrote: From: Robert McElwee <[email protected]> Subject: Re: use jb weld to repair camshaft or just replace it? To: "Bryan Wyatt" <[email protected]> Cc: "Miata Power List" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 4:01 AM The best guess that I could come up with is: The water pump developed a leak (rusty stains all over the engine especially around the pump). They replaced some hoses, timing belt, and cam seals (probably some other stuff too). They gouged the hell out of the cam shaft and buttoned the car up for a quick sale. My girl bought the car without checking it out and that is how I got it (no oil, leaky seal, rusty stains). On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 7:29 AM, Bryan Wyatt <[email protected]> wrote: I feel like I wouldn't be doing my job if i didn't ask... What about the rest of the engine? If the cam's got a big chunk of metal out of it, where did it go and what did it hit? -Bryan --- On Fri, 5/15/09, Robert McElwee <[email protected]> wrote: From: Robert McElwee <[email protected]> Subject: Re: use jb weld to repair camshaft or just replace it? To: "Ray Ayala" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 1:44 AM I pulled the cam today and it was pretty eaten up. Big chunk out of it and it looks like they left a little metal in there so it ate up some rings around the shaft as well. I was going to clean it up anyway for the heck of it but it looks like too much damage. Found one at "The Parts Group" for $58 shipped so I should be back in business in a few days... On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Ray Ayala <[email protected]> wrote: The key to getting it to stick properly is to get the metal surface REALLY CLEAN. -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 50 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/blue Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 50 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/blue Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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