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Old 09-08-2012, 02:45 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by ard View Post
you should find out what caused this cam wear, it doesn't look like an oil starvation so it can be any external objects like metal debris. you can kill your new cams if its still there.
actually, in fact there was a very abnormal ticking sound within the head.

somehow, one of the shims from the rocker arms had fallen out, and was bouncing around, when the motor was started a long time ago, after it was sat for a period of time.
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