Subject	Don't cut yourself short
Posted by	OverZealous (CT) on April 11, 2013 at 10:23 PM
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In Reply To	I have had a fuel consumption issue for at least 3 years now posted by LJZTT on April 11, 2013 at 07:27 AM
Message	You're way ahead of 90% of experienced mechanics already. Only a very experienced Z mechanic would pick up on your troubles. Danke for the nice write-ups. OverZealous (CT) My General posts (click) My Technical posts (click)
Follow Ups	So.... - LJZTT 13:41:45 04/10/13 old style Mitsibushi CAS? (n/m) - vorpalZ 14:00:52 04/10/13 I think he's referring to the considerable amount of rust. (n/m) - TriniTT 14:15:36 04/10/13 inside joke with our local Z group - vorpalZ 17:59:35 04/10/13 The splines have been worn away it appears (n/m) - ttsmokin 14:24:29 04/10/13 yes, it was not obvious to me until I saw... - LJZTT 14:27:17 04/10/13 How does it look on the camshaft? (n/m) - MixManMash 16:16:39 04/10/13 not as bad as the one in this post.... - LJZTT 17:36:23 04/10/13 That sucks. - MixManMash 17:51:30 04/10/13 JWT sells a chromoly drive pin - ttsmokin 19:42:39 04/10/13 Mitsubishi CAS - ZXoltan 16:19:37 04/10/13 i'm scared to check mine... (n/m) - fuzzymonkey 14:28:43 04/10/13 how can this be? is your engine original? - Zvil (FL) 16:05:01 04/10/13 I can only assume this happened as a result of switching out - LJZTT 17:32:34 04/10/13 so that wear may very well be with as little as 5k miles - LJZTT 17:40:49 04/10/13 What's that saying? Not all things that glitter are gold? (n/m) - MixManMash 17:52:52 04/10/13 i wonder if this has been heard to happen to anyone else - LJZTT 17:54:36 04/10/13 You're not alone in this - TTZEDHEAD 18:58:03 04/10/13 so you are thinking the bracket got deformed or didnt seat - LJZTT 08:15:50 04/11/13 There's a good chance your cam drive pin is jacked up too - Zvil (FL) 20:11:38 04/10/13 In both our examples - TTZEDHEAD 21:12:57 04/10/13 My test rig - Cjw3 21:39:31 04/10/13 This will affect performance! - OverZealous (CT) 21:51:25 04/10/13 I replaced my cam spline, motor still in the bay, - ae300z 22:47:51 04/10/13 link to video showing a 0.016 TIR CAS bracket. - ae300z 22:54:53 04/10/13 Bummer - BlackholeZ 03:16:07 04/11/13 I have had a fuel consumption issue for at least 3 years now - LJZTT 07:27:48 04/11/13 Don't cut yourself short - OverZealous (CT) 22:23:02 04/11/13 So.... - Adam675 11:44:42 04/12/13
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