Aren't the spider and pin drive cams different lengths?
I think if you want a spider drive cam in a pin drive engine you need a 1/4"
spacer beneath the oil pump. So that would mean a pin drive camshaft is too
short for a 1275 wouldn't it?
Andy
>From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
>Reply-To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
>To: derfman <derfman@eatel.net>
>CC: "spridgets@autox.team.net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: cam queries
>Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:45:39 -0400
>
>derfman wrote:
> >
> > Hi list,
> > I got a cam that I want to use in my 1275. However, I think it's a pin
> > drive. It has a triangular kind of recess in the back end. There is
> > also a pin in the box. It's a Crane cam. Can I use this cam in a 1275
> > with a different oil pump? Are the cam bearings the same size? Help.
> > Cheers,
> > Derf
>
>There are pin drives and star drives. Most Spridgets use the 3 point
>star drive.
>Alot of Minis use the pin drive (at least from what I have seen)
>The cam bearings are the same no matter which drive you use.
>You cam may work both ways. If it has the triangle with 3 points, see if
>the star from your old cam fits it. The pin may be optional for the
>other pump.
>You should be replacing the oil pump anyway. The pin drive pump just has
>a slot in the shaft for the pin.
>
>Good luck on the rebuild
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>
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