Re: alfa-digest V9 #371

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 5:14 PM +0000 3/27/03, alfa-digest wrote:
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:31:06 -0500
> From: "Jeff Greenfield" <alfaguy@domain.elided>
> Subject: RE: alfa-digest V9 #370 - cams & followers
>
> George -
>
> I'm rebuilding a 2.5 V6 right now with about 105,000 miles on it. This car
> has been driven enthusiastically its whole life, not abused and has had
> regular servicing.
>
> I've seen several of the V6s that needed cams and/or followers. Amazingly
> both in this car show no signs of wear. (these are the stock/original 2.5
> cams)
>
> Now for the 10,000 dollar question ... I am putting some new (not reground)
> hotter cams in this engine and you've got me wondering if I should replace
> all the followers?
>
> I'm open to opinions ... in the meantime I'll go take a really good look at
> all of the old cam followers ...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
If you (or your customer) can afford it, replace all the followers 
any time the cams are replaced.  I'm a poor kid with no money, so 
when I put (used) hot cams in my car, I took my followers to a top 
Alfa mechanic and had him inspect them and tell me which ones I "had" 
to replace and which ones were "borderline."  But I don't think that 
following my example is recommended.

As far as wear is concerned--several of mine were pretty shot at 
90,000 miles.  (Cams looked fined though.)  On the other hand, a 
buddy of mine has a 140k mi. Milano with no visible wear on the cams 
or followers, and I believe that Bernie has the original cams in his 
GTV-6, pushing 400k miles.

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6
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