Hey guys,
Stripped the cam from my head and discovered some wear in the cam journals. I didn't notice any issues or extra noise coming from the head when the car was running. What I saw is definitely concerning, but I just don't have the experience with these heads to know if it's acceptable or not.
Can I still use this head? I've done some mild port&polish work to it, and it's otherwise in really good shape. I really don't want to deal with finding and swapping a new head if I can help it.
The cam was already getting swapped along with a valvetrain refresh, which is how I discovered this.
I'll attach some images for y'all to gander at.
Caps/journals 1 and 5 are the worst, all the ones in the middle barely show any wear at all.
(I was having a heck of a time getting my phone to focus in the available lighting, but I think it shows enough detail)