I got the cam out Tuesday afternoon. To my untrained eye the cam is in real good condition.
It's hard to see the bearings down in the cam bore with the crank still in place. But, if the condition of the first bearing is an indicator, they all are in good shape then. The first bearing, to me, looks to be in better shape with less wear that the rod bearings. The first pic is looking down towards the crank. To me this area should show the wear, if any, as this is where I think downwards pressure from the timing chain tension would transfer pressure. You can see a difference in coloration towards the inside edge where the cam bearing race on the cam didn't touch.
In this pic the crank is off the pic in the upper left corner. This pic is not as clear as the first, but it still seems to me like it shows a bearing in good condition. If anybody can see something in either pic that raises concerns please speak up.
I spent yesterday morning using a pressure washer on the transmission crossover support (and related parts), and inside the engine bay of the pickup. I still have more to do, but I decided to wait overnight to let the wet, muddy gravel dry some as I need to lay down on the gravel to do cleaning underneath in the transmission area (I'm not fond of having to lay in mud and water). The whole engine bay, and underneath just behind the bay, was greasy and oily from the blowby, and oil loss from around the oil filter adapter. I didn't realize the adapter was leaking that much, but it was real wet from oil in that area.
Friends from church do the Hood To Coast Race relay run and walk every year, and they use our Astro van for a chase vehicle. Our son is volunteering again this year also. He will be at one of the check stations somewhere along the way. So, the rest of the day went to getting the van ready, and also in town looking for misc parts for the pickup and my compressor.
Don
