Cam Work

[nyk438]

The cam on my 91' 80 is going. The valves on the cruiser had been loose for a very long time and from what the shop says taht caused the wearing of the cam. I was told it takes about 12 hours of labor to change the cam which would cost around $800 plus $250 for the cam. Does it take 12 hours of labor to change out the cam?

 

[cruiserman]

Why do you say the cam is worn? What symptoms are you having?

I don't have any 3FE experience. If you're going to spend $1000 on the motor and only get a new cam, it seems to me you should just rebuild it.

 

[nyk438]

Why do you say the cam is worn? What symptoms are you having?

I don't have any 3FE experience. If you're going to spend $1000 on the motor and only get a new cam, it seems to me you should just rebuild it.

Don't they ahve to rebuild the engine basically to replace it?

 

[cruiserdan]

The cam in a 3FE is burried deep.

Do not forget to replace the lifters too. Old lifters on a new cam is poison.

Cam, 13511-60060, list $423.49
Lifters, 13751-61020, list $14.60 each x12

 

[nyk438]

Uhg, so I'm paying mostly labor bah.



LCS said I had 20k miles left on it so I'll just start saving now hopefully I'll have the money before it dies on me.

 

[nyk438]

CDan would you know how much a front driveshaft for my 91' 80 would cost me?

 

[erics_bruisers]

i got my valves adjusted (or whatever the aficionados will call it) on my '91 at 175K -- it's at 200K now and purrrrrrrsssss

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[nyk438]

My valves adjusted sounds ten times better...no more sewing machine under the hood.