thank you for the responses. well i went down to have the thing cleaned and checked again. yes thats a good point on the sitting for a while that combined with the oil. that could have contributed to the demise of the cam and bearing wear. well thats the end of that.. i decited to do a roller setup. its costly but i just cant take the thought of destroying another cam since it sits for some periods of time during the winter. and periodic start ups are a must. thanks for the gibbs info, I actually was givin a brochure on oil by a company called DRIVEN by joe gibbs. THE SITE IS www.DRIVENRACINGOIL.COM I hope this helps others not to do what happend to me.