Back in October, CE9311 posted about the failure of his camshaft and wanted to know what was the cause.
I contacted him and asked him to send us the camshaft and all lifters for an Assay.
An Assay is testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality. Basically, we wanted to find out was it a soft camshaft and components or was it a lubricant failure like I believed based on the pictures?
In this case, since we work with many racers and Steve Walsh builds many race engines for our customers, I contacted Steve of Steve's Machine Shop Service and asked him if we sent him the components, could he determine what caused the failures?
Since he builds so many engines for racers and is really independent of any dog in the fight, I figured he could give an unbiased opinion and get us some answers. Was it a soft camshaft? Was it lubricant failure or was it something else? He was also interested in this assay because he does work with police vehicles too for the government and the fact that CE9311 has a pursuit, he was willing to scientifically determine what it was.
We got the camshaft from CE9311 only on the promise to figure what happened, not destroy anything and then get all the parts back to him for sentimental reasons. We agreed and I sent it directly to Steve via Fedex. He did the assay and sent me a letter on the findings along with some pictures.
Well, here is the result. Since it was never posted, I am posting it now for everyone to see.
Steve used a New Age Industries Multi Range Portable Metal Hardness Tester on the camshaft and components.
In multiple place measurements on the camshaft showed a hardness of 56 to 57 Rockwell. This means that Chrysler didn't make a bad or soft part.
Same with the other components.
One thing Steve has said in the past is that many people lie about all kinds of subjects but metal NEVER lies. If it is blue in color then the metal got hot. If it isn't blue then it is not a heat issue and is something else.
He finished the assay and sent the parts back to CE9311.
He sent me these pictures and a letter about his findings. He also reminded me who he is and why he is specifically qualified to render a cogent result.
I talked to him recently and he said that CE9311 now has had time to digest the information and I am allowed to share this with the rest of you.
In the end, it is not parts failure but lubricant failure like we surmised in the beginning.
Regards,
Brian
BND Automotive LLC:driving:
440-821-9040
www.bndautomotive.com
Forum Vendor for 9 years!
I contacted him and asked him to send us the camshaft and all lifters for an Assay.
An Assay is testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality. Basically, we wanted to find out was it a soft camshaft and components or was it a lubricant failure like I believed based on the pictures?
In this case, since we work with many racers and Steve Walsh builds many race engines for our customers, I contacted Steve of Steve's Machine Shop Service and asked him if we sent him the components, could he determine what caused the failures?
Since he builds so many engines for racers and is really independent of any dog in the fight, I figured he could give an unbiased opinion and get us some answers. Was it a soft camshaft? Was it lubricant failure or was it something else? He was also interested in this assay because he does work with police vehicles too for the government and the fact that CE9311 has a pursuit, he was willing to scientifically determine what it was.
We got the camshaft from CE9311 only on the promise to figure what happened, not destroy anything and then get all the parts back to him for sentimental reasons. We agreed and I sent it directly to Steve via Fedex. He did the assay and sent me a letter on the findings along with some pictures.
Well, here is the result. Since it was never posted, I am posting it now for everyone to see.
Steve used a New Age Industries Multi Range Portable Metal Hardness Tester on the camshaft and components.
In multiple place measurements on the camshaft showed a hardness of 56 to 57 Rockwell. This means that Chrysler didn't make a bad or soft part.
Same with the other components.
One thing Steve has said in the past is that many people lie about all kinds of subjects but metal NEVER lies. If it is blue in color then the metal got hot. If it isn't blue then it is not a heat issue and is something else.
He finished the assay and sent the parts back to CE9311.
He sent me these pictures and a letter about his findings. He also reminded me who he is and why he is specifically qualified to render a cogent result.
I talked to him recently and he said that CE9311 now has had time to digest the information and I am allowed to share this with the rest of you.
In the end, it is not parts failure but lubricant failure like we surmised in the beginning.
Regards,
Brian
BND Automotive LLC:driving:
440-821-9040
www.bndautomotive.com
Forum Vendor for 9 years!