Sounds like it could be the cam. Compression check or vacuum check may help
to confirm.
Chris
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From: mgs-owner
To: mgs
Subject: worn camshaft?
Date: Friday,May 09,1997 12:39AM
Actually, I lied. There is one aspect of my car's running condition
that has me a little perplexed.
I rebuilt the carburetor (Weber 32/36 dgv), and despite my best
efforts to tune and time the engine, the idle is a little 'lumpy'.
(It was lumpy before the rebuild, also). In addition, I have the
following symptoms:
1) A constant valve clatter, even right after
adjusting them all.
2) When I was adjusting the valves, I noticed
that some of them were opening further than others, by a visible
amount.
3) The engine's a little low on 'oomph', with a noticeable
lag when I floor it.
4) Oil pressure seems a little low - 15-20 psi at idle, and 50-55 at
3000 rpm. NO oil leakage, though.
5) The engine doesn't really want to idle below 950-1000 rpm.
Are these signs consistent with one (or more) worn camshaft lobes
and/or bearings?
BTW, The entire ignition system is brand new, and didn't alter the
symptoms at all.
As for the Union Jack paint thread, I've never seen a car painted all
over with the Union Jack, but I went to school with a fellow that had
one painted on the roof of his Mini Cooper. Before that, he had the
car painted taxi-cab yellow with a black-and-white checkerboard on
the roof. Both schemes looked very sharp.
Scott Gardner
gardner@lwcomm.com
www.lwcomm.com/~gardner
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