plk Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 ID wanted on this straight 8 camshaft. Please look at the pics. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plk Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Can someone tell me what is belongs to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Length? Any numbers or marks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viv w Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 The gear to drive the oil pump or/and distributor will mean the distributor is centrally placed either on the side or top of the motor. Also it has a lobe between number three and four cylinders to drive a gas pump and this pump will be fitted on the side of the motor in line between the 3rd and 4th cylinder from the front. Also the front of the cam has a very short area to bolt on a cam gear, so more likely had a chain sprocket? Does the front of the cam have a keyway or some sort of locating pegs to attach the cam gear or sprocket?? Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plk Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 I looked for numbers but only a 0 beside 1 tooth of the gear to drive the dist/oil pump. The pic shows the end of the cam with the large brass bearing/bushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plk Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 I just measured this cam and it is 35" tip to tip. Pete Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Not Pierce or Studebaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viv w Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Pete, Your picture showing the front of the cam has a bushing, with 2 cut aways that must line up to either pegs or bolt holes on the block. Also now that I see the bush is on the front of the cam, it does have enough room for a fibre gear to fit on the front and drive it, and there must be a keyway to drive it? As this cam has a lobe for a gas pump, it is likely to be from the 30's to the 50's as I don't think gas pumps were used much before 1930. Edinmass says not Pierce or Stud, Auburn and Cord used Lycoming motors and its definitely not Auburn or Cord. Been looking at images of lots of engine types, plenty have a centrally mounted distributor but I'm yet to see a motor with the gas pump mounted between number 3 and 4 cylinders. So far can rule out Buick, Stearns knight, Hudson and Terraplane, Olds, Pontiac, Daimler, Mercedes, Alfa, DeSoto, Packard and Bugatti, Not sure about Reo, chrysler and Nash. I also wonder if this cam might be for a twin cam V16? Will keep looking as I'm now intrigued as to what this is for. Viv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 The measurement quoted above of 35" suggests a very large engine. Even the Big Buick 8 is not that big I think. Could it be from a big Senior Packard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plk Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Thanks Guys I am still stymied as to what it is; what it isn't is helpful. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Not Stutz either.....28-34 earlier than that, I am not sure. Edited January 25, 2020 by edinmass (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plk Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 I looked at this cam and it has a long duration for an early strait 8. Could it be a hi-performance cam? But for what??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) The early Chrysler/Dodge engines (1930 DC8, CD8 etc going up to 1950's) had pistons varying from 2&7/8"-3.25" diameter but same general block length (about 30" head length), and the cams were just under 33" long (I just measured 2 spares I have). However, the Chrysler Imperials starting in 1931 had 3.5" pistons (adding about 2" of block length), so Imperial cams were likely in the 35" range for length. Don't have one to compare. Also had distributor in middle. Edited February 23, 2020 by Gunsmoke (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I googled Packard 8 cyl engine photos, and right away a 32 Packard 8 engine was shown with distributor in middle. Might this be a Packard camshaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_Vines Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I'll try to run it by my cam grinder; he sees more antique cams than most anyone in the country. He may have some insight. jack vines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plk Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 Thanks Jack I got to thinking somebody into cam regrinding would have the best chance of an ID Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 12:47 PM, Jack_Vines said: I'll try to run it by my cam grinder; he sees more antique cams than most anyone in the country. He may have some insight. jack vines Hello again, Jack. I remember corresponding with "Packard V8" on Garage Journal. Glad to see you are still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plk Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 I looked at a '29 Packard cam and it looks very similar. Can 1 of the Packard guys give his opinion? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plk Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Just to get this back to the top to give everyone another chance to ID It sure has me stymied. Thank You All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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