409 cam

[Ls5bigblock]

Hi have a 409 cam that has been sitting in a box for a couple years. It has som rust marks can this be saved? If any interest let me know.

 

[BSL409]

Tony i text you a message

 

[Ishiftem]

Clean it up with some fine steel wool or aluminum foil and then polish with some slightly worn 400 grit. Light pitting on the bearing journals in those small areas won't hurt anything. The lobes are a different story but there really doesn't seem to be any on them.

 

[lennyjay]

Just chiming in here. Clean it the best you can, and have a machinist examine it. It maybe ok. My take is get a new cam from a top seller, Comp, Howard, Isky.....you would not want to risk sending flat lope metal thru your motor.