Lyle said it, the gasket can change the gap. When I was looking for the correct width of gasket material I noticed that Honda made a couple of different lengths of the camshaft (drivers side) bearing (holder).
Causing some bearing ends to bind the camshaft when the gasket is to thin. That said, I have also noticed that some of the shorter bearings looked as if they were filed which may also be warn, which applies to both ends. I would look at the gasket width first and see if the tach drive gear and bolt are causing excessive wear on the gear/housing. Also, that much movement can cause side wear on the cam chain.
B ill
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> Hi Steve, the cam shaft end play should be (.004" to .014").
> Yours looks
> to be alot more than the max.
> Probably the cam shaft has worn the holders a
> little, allowing more end movement. Not sure how the sedan cam holder > looks.
> If I remember correct the camshaft end controls movement on the tach > side, not the gear. On the distibutor side the 3rd diameter (largest) controls > movement. Probably could shim the cam holders or use thinner gaskets.
> See
> what the Honda experts say.
> Hey it sounds like it's running
> good!
> Lyle
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> Steven Michelsen wrote:
> > I thought I would
> go through my Coupe a bit and check gaps and such. I started with the points > gap. I set it to .35mm as it seemed a bit small, though I couldn't detect a > problem while driving it. My concern now is this: I ran the car a bit with the > cover off "just to see" and noticed that the end of the camshaft floats in and > out. Please look at the video; is this excessive? Note that I have a sedan > engine in the car; maybe the tach setup at the other end would prevent the > movement to some extent.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJPOffE2Tbg
> > Thanks,
> > Steve