Quote Originally Posted by Hotrod46 View Post
Welcome from another Louisiana hot rodder!

Good story about your engine, but I need to add something. If the cam is a flat tappet cam and has been used, it would not be a good idea to reuse it. It will probably fail very quickly, even with new lifters. Now, if that's a roller cam, you're probably ok.

Good luck on the project and the upcoming stint in the Navy.
First I would like to say thank you! Second I was wondering what you meant about re-using the cam. When I took my engine to the machine shop the guy grabbed it and offered to polish it up for me. What should I be looking for as far as damage or signs that it's no good to use?