Thread: What's happened to camshafts?

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Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Don---and others

You do not get splash to the cam by raising the oil level---the level of the oil is below the crank/rods and /or windage tray---even if you add SOME oil

Actually the cam gets oiled by oil slinging off the rod journals and by leakage down from the top of the engine---this is the reason for running the engine at 2000-2500 rpm for 20-30 minutes to break in the cam--more sling-----

Original rods and bearings had a hole so oil would be squirted up bat all the new rods/cranks don't have adquate side clearance or the squirt holes and the cam lobe and lifter bases suffer from too little oil

well gm stop putting the ^ cut in the rod cap parting line and if you do have a set cut from gm. you may have to re work the bearing shell to make it piss . ford stop doing the drill hole .its is to bad i have been thinking of put it back in on some builds. i know you know this jerry.. i was talking about this not to long ago with a friend .but i guess for most the goodson or comp tool that cut a ditch1/2 way up the lifter bore is a EZ way out