Reconditioned cylinder heads with camshaft bearing shells

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Fig 1: Identifying Camshaft Dimensions (Models From 12.94 And Up)

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Reconditioned cylinder heads or replacement engines are sometimes supplied with camshaft bearing shells.

Standard camshaft:

Dimension -a-: 26.00 mm (1.0236 in.)

Undersize camshaft:

Dimension -a-: 25.75 mm (1.0138 in.)

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NOTE: Undersize camshafts are not supplied as replacement parts. For replacement, install standard dimension camshaft with appropriate bearing shells.