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Re: Flat tappet camshaft wear
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 6/10/2018

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Steve, I believe this is called establishing the "hydrodynamic wedge", which as you say requires a certain minimum rotational speed of the camshaft. It is analogous to when a tire hydroplanes in the r... Login to read more.