Quote Originally Posted by Ken1960 View Post
Can I take the timing chain cover off an get the #s off front of cam and that tell me wat cam is in her
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Maybe, but cam grinders usually stamp the cam on the rear journal. I suspect that's because when you stamp into the face of a piece, it raises the numbers/letters that you're stamping, causing that material to stand proud from the face of the journal. It might be that when you would then bolt a timing gear onto the face of the cam, she might run a little lolly-gagged due to not sitting on a perfectly flat face. I really have no idea, that's the best I can come up with. I think in recent years, they have begun to etch the number into the front face rather than stamp it, because it does not appreciably raise any of the material.

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