Identifying camshafts
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==Roller vs. flat tappet== | ==Roller vs. flat tappet== | ||
[[File:Roller L ft R.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Roller cam, left; flat tappet cam, right]] | [[File:Roller L ft R.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Roller cam, left; flat tappet cam, right]] | ||
| − | Telling one from the other visually is relatively easy. The roller cam will have much more rounded lobes, like the big end of an egg | + | Telling one from the other visually is relatively easy. The roller cam will have much more rounded lobes, like the big end of an egg. A flat tappet cam will be much more pointed, similar to the small end of an egg. |
In the image on the left is a hydraulic roller cam, the rounded lobes are readily appearant compared to the flat tappet cam to the right of it. | In the image on the left is a hydraulic roller cam, the rounded lobes are readily appearant compared to the flat tappet cam to the right of it. | ||
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