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Mart · 11-11-2021, 02:10 PM

Hello. I have a cam here and stamped on the end is 5-T.
Could this be a well known marking or will it remain a mystery?
If the 5-T marking rings any bells please let me know.
It is a 59A type.
Thanks in advance.
Mart.

flatjack9 · 11-11-2021, 02:33 PM

I think 59 A cams all had 5T stamped on them.

Phil Gillespie · 11-11-2021, 03:05 PM

Yep most of the 59a cams have 5T stamped on them. And the consensus is that the 5T is NOT a direct reference to a truck cam as I had queried this in the past.
Phil NZ

Mart · 11-11-2021, 03:21 PM

Ok Got it. Thanks fellas.

Talkwrench · 11-11-2021, 08:45 PM

I think they are fairly common Mart , I pulled one out of the 21 stud pilot engine I rebuilt

21stud · 11-13-2021, 07:14 AM

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Yes very common. I have found that many prewar engines had them. Pilots also.

11-11-2021, 02:10 PM	#1
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,745	Cam ID: 5-T? Hello. I have a cam here and stamped on the end is 5-T. Could this be a well known marking or will it remain a mystery? If the 5-T marking rings any bells please let me know. It is a 59A type. Thanks in advance. Mart.

11-11-2021, 02:33 PM	#2
flatjack9 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 4,526	Re: Cam ID: 5-T? I think 59 A cams all had 5T stamped on them.

11-11-2021, 03:05 PM	#3
Phil Gillespie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Christchurch New Zealand Posts: 1,610	Re: Cam ID: 5-T? Yep most of the 59a cams have 5T stamped on them. And the consensus is that the 5T is NOT a direct reference to a truck cam as I had queried this in the past. Phil NZ

11-11-2021, 03:21 PM	#4
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,745	Re: Cam ID: 5-T? Ok Got it. Thanks fellas.

11-11-2021, 08:45 PM	#5
Talkwrench Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 2,687	Re: Cam ID: 5-T? I think they are fairly common Mart , I pulled one out of the 21 stud pilot engine I rebuilt __________________ *"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"*

11-13-2021, 07:14 AM	#6
21stud Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Finland Posts: 76	Re: Cam ID: 5-T? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yes very common. I have found that many prewar engines had them. Pilots also.