Silver's cam

[KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd just go get the car, replace the cam (100 bucks),
change the oil and drive it.  Any big chunks will stay
in the pan and smaller parts (if any) in the filter. 
Won't cost much more if it dies down the road.

You can change the cam in the car, even if you have to
dump the ac charge and remove the evaporator along
with the radiator.  A grand is too much to fix this
problem.

Kerryp

--- Mike Pittinaro <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This morning I received a call from the mechanic in
> NY.  Broken cam.  Yes, it was indeed running on 4
> cylinders.  No reason as to why, and he said there's
> no way he could know for sure how much metal is in
> the
> engine.  At any rate, he quoted me $1000 _just_ to
> pull and replace the engine, not including machine
> work and the new cam.  
> 
> And that's assuming all the valves, heads, pistons,
> and other bearings are OK.  
> 
> Needless to say, this is not how I hoped my Saturday
> would start off.  Any thoughts on this prognosis?
> 
> =====
> --Mike Pittinaro
> 
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> from God."
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