anybody have a link to cam welding?
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midnightauto
THE CHOP SHOP
Here are a few from my 99 that was done in 08 the engine was out of the car for bent valves but the pics may help.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2556346/3
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2556346/3
Here are some more photos:
You need to put solvent (carb cleaner or similar) on the areas to be welded to get the oil film and any buildup off there, and cover everything so that sparks, slag, etc. doesn't go places where you cannot have it (like on the cam lobes or shims), and when you are all done be sure to change the oil so the solvent, etc. gets out of the system right away.
Its always good to practice on a junk cam before you start on the 'real' thing, so you know that the settings are correct, etc.
Good luck!
You need to put solvent (carb cleaner or similar) on the areas to be welded to get the oil film and any buildup off there, and cover everything so that sparks, slag, etc. doesn't go places where you cannot have it (like on the cam lobes or shims), and when you are all done be sure to change the oil so the solvent, etc. gets out of the system right away.
Its always good to practice on a junk cam before you start on the 'real' thing, so you know that the settings are correct, etc.
Good luck!
Just welded mine last night. Two of us plus the best TIG welder I know. Took us six hours total. Lots of brake clean before you weld. Seems to be the most important factor. Took my parts guy 9 days and 12 states to find all the obsolete gaskets( I like NEW gaskets although I'm told you can reuse some of the old ones.) New Autolite Iridium XP plugs while I was in there. Rotated the coils front to back and heat shielded my harnesses in the back as well. All stuff I learned right here. My car is a white '97 with grey leather, 72K on it. I can finally give my Powerstroke a break from the Mon.-Fri. grind!
SHOMEX
SHO Member
Go check www.V8sho.com and look for "cam weld details" and "cam weld to-do list" and please don't messed up your engine in the process. Get the welder an spare cam to practice before he does the engine cams.
This page should help:
who will weld cams
who will weld cams
SHOMEX
SHO Member
Like I said before go to www.V8sho and look for camfailure links at the middle of the home page an then at the botton part on the camfailure links page you'll find lots of info on what to do; also check your p.m. http://www.v8sho.com/SHO/CamFailureLinks.htm
St Louis SHO
Rollin' coal
Its normal.
St Louis SHO
Rollin' coal
It'll g o away once it runs the obd2 monitor cycles.
i hope,i might have triggered it....
will the check engine come on if i let the car running with the ac on when i am filling up?....as soon as i left the gas station, it popped on , ...
then i guess since i cleared it it is throwing the p1000...
sound right?..
it hasn't come on since..
will the check engine come on if i let the car running with the ac on when i am filling up?....as soon as i left the gas station, it popped on , ...
then i guess since i cleared it it is throwing the p1000...
sound right?..
it hasn't come on since..
LJRuddy
Pop lock n drop
I'm am proud of SHOForum this time.... I thought for certain there would be a massive ***** fest in this thread about certain cam welder rivalries and how they think each other are pieces of shit. 
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