Yeah, I don't know much about the nuts and bolts of cams, just that it's a very intricate subject. Lucky for me (and most of us I suppose) that all of that is built into the engine. Sort of like my body. If someone told me "OK, you now control your liver" I would die pretty shortly!
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur (
https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
Tim