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Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen
Art, I'm so glad you found this, been gone to the Sportsnats with my kid so been out of touch. As agrivating as this was for you it did at least allow you to look deeper into the operation of your system. Knowledge is power and the more we understand the easier problem solving becomes. Nice job. Joe
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Thanks Joe. But no cigar for me this time. I put it back together and while it "seemed" to run better. I still have the same problem it didn't go away. I almost can't believe that moving an exhaust cam a tooth (decreasing lobe seperation by 9 degrees). Would not show any difference. The cams look allright (not wiped) I'm wondering if my lifters (hydraulic) could be damaged. But they don't make any noises you would connect to a collapsed lifter. I did change from Schieffer 20w50 to Mobil 1 0w30 (both synthetic) Back when I started having troubles. I'm running out of things to look at.
Is it possible that the lifters are collapsing, and not making noises.
I'm thinking change the lifters, then maybe change the cams (I have some smaller cams)
And check the cams on the bench. The exhaust cam thats in the motor now is a welded regrind, but it doesn't look bad.
This whole experience is making me think of the commercial for the Holiday Inn Express. "No But I Stayed At A Holiday Inn Express Last Night"