I think he meant what i call nitride. As in nitriding a crank. Surface
hardening.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitriding
Best
Chris
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On 26/05/2011, at 11:53 AM, richard mayor <mayorrichard at hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Marty,
> What is "nitrate" and how do you "nitrate" a camshaft. It is usually
> the case,
> but not always, that the lifters go away before the camshaft. I
> believe that
> lifters are usually chilled iron - camshafts are steel. The extreme
> pressure
> between the lifter and the camshaft is the situation that creates the
> destruction of lifters and lobes. ZDDP is the sacrificial substance
> that
> protects these surfaces. I don't understand how you can "nitrate" a
> camshaft
> and solve this extreme pressure situation without the presence of
> ZDDP.
>
>
> Richard Mayor
> BN7L-466 Vintage Racer
> Portland, Oregon
>
>
>
>
>> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 16:02:23 -0700
>> From: jule_enterprisesah at yahoo.com
>> To: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healeys] Start-up, oil filters, and rebuilt
> engines
>>
>> We nitrate camshafts to resolve the zddp problem and oils We offer
>> these on
> an
>> exchange program.
>>
>> Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com
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