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Thanks.....it DID make me a bit worried.....

OIl pump driver. some motors use a supplemental oil pump which is driven by the cam. if you don't have an oil filter or provision...

Hi again In the kit with the camshaft I also got this little component. When I disassembled the engine, I did not find anything like...

Even if you clean the inside of the case and sump very well, run it for 15 minutes and change the oil again. On the second change if you...

Make sure you de-carbon the entire block when you have her laid open on the table. Valves will need lapping as well as the head and...

Before I adjusted the lash, it was slightly to big. Then I reduced it a bit, but no big difference in result. Both cam lobes in poor...

That double jump on the lower valve is a classic sign of a sticking valve or a worn cam lobe. Given the sudden power loss, I'd bet on a...

Talk about worn camshaft lobes! That is ridiculous. As you said, how did the engine even run?

A lot of "grey stuff" in the oil pan. I suppose that was the remaings of the cam lobe.....

Clean the inside of the crankcase but most of the metal shavings will be in the oil pan be sure and clean it good.

Compression release breaks are well documented on the single Intek OHV engines. And I have seen maybe 1/2 dozen lobes wear round over...

Some feeedback. You were right. :) Its a miracle that it worked at all. Almost round. But what surprised me was that it looked as if...

It is part of the camshaft. It is the part next to the gear in this picture and the shaft in the center

There it is..... Now I know what I am looking for. Thanks again, now I think I am prepared to start the work.

Thanks for support:) I will take the engine apart and see what it looks like. The compression release, is that integrated in the...