RE: [DMCForum] Re: Bill's Engine Very Much Alive

["Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, technically, they had an oil problem.  The cam did not receive enough
oil which caused it to wear down quickly.  The oil journals in later
versions was enlarged to provide more lubrication.  This was long before
DeLoreans though.
 
-Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Levy [mailto:malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:07 AM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Re: Bill's Engine Very Much Alive


Early PRV's had the soft cam problem..

--- content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<SNIP>
> swapping back in the
> future (don't mention that to the shop guys). Only
> thing that has me
> worried: why was A series phased out after 1979? Was
> it for
> performance reasons? Emissions reasons? Marketing
> reasons? Reliability
> reasons (you should see a Volvo carburetor vs its
> American competition)?
<SNIP>



      
            
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