I know what "nitriding" is. And it will not solve the problem of wiping out
cam lobes or lifters or both.
Richard Mayor
BN7L-466 Vintage Racer
Portland, Oregon
> From: austin.healey at gmail.com
> To: mayorrichard at hotmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healeys] Start-up, oil filters, and rebuilt
engines
> Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 19:15:37 +1000
>
> I think he meant what i call nitride. As in nitriding a crank. Surface
> hardening.
> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitriding
> Best
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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