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Wobbly cam pulley!?
scoop - 4/8/08 at 07:06 AM

I know its not gonna be good news but, i noticed the other day that having run the engine up only a couple of times since rebuilding it with a new cam that the cam pulley is wobbling like a buckled bike wheel
Its a 2l pinto.
Whats the diagnosis, have i spun or bent the cam?
Steve.


NS Dev - 4/8/08 at 07:08 AM

is it the whole pulley or just the tin plate on the back??

The tin plate "always does that"

the cast pulley bit shouldn't


tim windmill - 4/8/08 at 07:13 AM

Is it the standard pulley or is it an after market vernier pulley . i had a similar problem with a vernier pulley where it did the same thing rectifield by shimming out the pulley and was fine after that.


scoop - 4/8/08 at 06:36 PM

It is the the original, rusty, cast one. I thought it was just the tin plate on the back but its hard to focus on just the wheel. I think its all moving. The Woodruf key is in bythe way