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Title: cam id
Post by: andy2565 on 26.05. 2010 18:06

i just took a cam out of a spare da10 engine,and it has no numbers anywhere,is it possible to id it by the  measurements,overall width of a lobe is 33mm,thickness 24mm,each lobe is slightly raised on one side,

Title: Re: cam id
Post by: muskrat on 26.05. 2010 21:06

G'day Andy,
                    I might be wrong, but it looks like a 357. I have a few cams in the shed I will look at tonight.
 The best way is to set it up in a lathe with a degree wheel and using a dial gauge work out the timing. 1 degree of the cam = 2 at the crank.
Cheers

Title: Re: cam id
Post by: dpaddock on 27.05. 2010 07:22

DA10 is a GF engine from 1958-on. According to Roy Bacon, the 1958 Flash was fitted with the 67-334 cam and the 1959-63 models had the 67-356 cam.

If you follow Muskrat's good advice, you can compare your measurements with Table 7, p.209, in Bacon's 'BSA Twin Restoration'.

David

Title: Re: cam id
Post by: andy2565 on 27.05. 2010 08:20

i'll buy the book then,ad try and learn how to dial a cam,cheers andy

Title: Re: cam id
Post by: A10Boy on 27.05. 2010 11:26

A very wise investment!!  *smile*

Title: Re: cam id
Post by: andy2565 on 14.06. 2010 13:10

been to a few dealers and mates,this is different to all standard cams,could be one of the last maybe 358,but could be a one off race cam of a sort,

Title: Re: cam id
Post by: muskrat on 14.06. 2010 13:36

G'day Andy,
                    now you've got to dial it up, you might have a piece of treasure.
Cheers

Title: Re: cam id
Post by: andy2565 on 14.06. 2010 15:56

be a while until i build the engine up,going to get the end feed job,i actually found a 1126 head amongst my bits,having the fins repaired now,as soon as i do i'll let you know.