Re: [Amc-list] Identifying a Cam

[Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

You misread my email.  The casting number on your cam is 1 digit off from the 
part number for a 67-69 six cylinder cam.  This was a common practice for 
AMC.

Todd

On Saturday 30 June 2007 10:53, Tom Jennings wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 03:41 -0500, Todd Tomason wrote:
> > 318-0259 is listed in my 67-72 parts book as 67-68 V8.  If I'm reading it
> > right it's for all engines.
> >
> > After some searching on the web I think CWC is for CWC Textron, which is
> > the largest cam blank manufacturer in the world.
> >
> > One possibility is that CWC was used 3810 259 as the casting number on
> > all AMC V8 cam castings.  I got this idea looking at Tom's page about the
> > Barney Navarro motor he bought. 
> > (http://wps.com/AMC/Navarro-turbo-motor/)  The cam Tom has was marked
> > with CWC 3171241.  The part number for a 67-69 I6 cam is 3171242.
>
> The cam I have is for an AMC six (12 bumps on it). I do have specs on
> it, on that page somewhere (courtesy Randy Guynn) but I don't know how
> to read them. I honestly don't know what that cam is for, I assume that
> Indy project but it could be totally random (other than being AMC six).
>
> It's odd that the v8 part number is 1 digit off.
>
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