Where is everyone #5

Machine shop called. Crank has some minor water marks on a couple journals. They didn't think it'd be an issue but they could grind it undersize if I wanted. They just pulled my block out of the tank and are going over it.

Now the concerning part. There are some small water marks on a couple cam lobes. They polished it and they're still there. Should a guy be concerned about that? Just would hate to have to rip it apart in frame to change the cam later. Looking at about $600 to have the cam repaired. Might be cheaper to just replace with CAT reman?

Edit: Truck will not be a powerhouse. Might see 20-50 hours a year runtime.

 

Never seen one of these in Ohio before. He is having trouble fitting between building and a fire plug with one sand shoe on dolly bent and sticking out. Man its wide. Seems expensive to haul cheap bean meal.

 

Lol I wish. Just called the dealer. New no longer available. Reman kit with lifters $5,000 + $1,100 core. I think it'll be stuffed back in the block and I'll monitor oil samples for metal lol.

 

Either way, I'm going to put my eyes on it before I make a call. He might might be even more anal about stuff than I am. Really didn't look horrible when I inspected it before I took it in.

 

Money for Nothing to me is the greatest guitar intro of all time. MTV edited out half the song. Its banned in Canada I think, and a bunch of radio stations edit it.

I heard it this morning heading out. We still play the full version, no editing. Awesome.

 

When you say water marks....as in condisation ? If they polish out and not pitted I wouldn't worry. I never have been a fan of turning down a crank for oversize bearings. Machine shop has got to know what they are doing when grinding down a crank.

 

The crank just had some of those black marks from water condensation. They polished it and they said the pits are very minor. Machine shop said I could have it machined to first undersize but didn't think it was neccessary. A few of the cam lobes have the same water marks on the surface the roller rides on. He was a bit concerned about those as they didn't polish out completely. I didn't think those marks on the cam looked too bad when I took it in. I couldn't really feel them with my finger tips or nails.

 

As long as the hardness isn't gone, a good polish and put it together. You will have way to much $$$ in it to replace those two pcs. For what your going to do with it.

 

Thanks so much!

I told the shop to hold off on sending the cam out for grind. I'll get everything home and look it over. I'll post some pics of the parts once I look them over. At 50 hours max use per year I plan on it'll be 5-10 years before it'll be due for an oil change lol.

 

Oh and how deep does the hardening typically go? How would I check that?