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Offline willsalter1000

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Identifying a eaton cam
« on: December 18, 2009, 08:12:19 pm »
hi, just bought a PSD eaton cam for my project, without measuring the durations etc, how can i tell that its a eaton cam? should there be something stamped on it? also it seams to have a fuel pump drive, did all eatom cams have this?
really any info on the cam at all would be very useful to me
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will

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Re: Identifying a eaton cam
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2009, 09:04:41 pm »
Thats what everyone else wants to know aswell,  Tis a mystery! :D   no one yet has had there's measured up yet afaik.  Also fuel pump drive... as in a mechanical fuel pump??  That wouldn't be a G40 item then.

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Re: Identifying a eaton cam
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2009, 09:25:30 pm »
ye, it has a mechanical fuel pump drive, so do eaton cams not usually have one? does anybody have a picture of a eaton cam i compare mine to
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will

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Re: Identifying a eaton cam
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2009, 09:40:43 pm »
I never went Eaton, but an Eaton is just a supercharger replacement effectively, stil can use the G40 OE pump as far as im aware.  You sure its not for a N/A old skool Polo engine, say GK or HH?   

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Re: Identifying a eaton cam
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2009, 09:47:49 pm »
no, its definately for a hydraulic head engine, some of which had a mechanical fuel pump when used in the late polo mk2's, so im under the impression that when the cam was being manufactured they based the same design on the early hydraulic camshafts with a fuel pump lobe, but with the specific eaton cam durations, can someone confirm this?
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Re: Identifying a eaton cam
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2009, 07:02:13 pm »
i have an eaton cam and it dont have a loab for a fuel pump mate  and it has psd p3 stamped on the dizzy mounting point  if i remember right

steven