4.0L OHV stock camshaft

[NNRSPLT]

Hey all,
I have a '97 4.0 OHV automatic that I am doing a stock refresh on since the head gaskets were blown. I am looking to replace the camshaft as well since some of the lobes appear to have some defects. I found a NOS Ford cam on EBAY, jumped the gun a bought it then realized I may or may not have made a mistake. I've tried to decipher the OE part number but it seems there are several options for OE cams. F0TZ-6250-A is the cam I bought of EBAY but after ordering the cam I found in the 4.0L tech article section about the 4 different cams installed in these engines. So my question is for anyone who knows the OE cams, will the one I purchased work ok or should I keep looking?
Thanks in advance.

 

[adsm08]

Looking at the list of cams in that article I don't think it is going to blow the engine up, but it will definitely not be the one that came in your truck originally.

I don't know what all changed from the F0TZ to the F3TZ though.

 

[NNRSPLT]

Thanks for the reply. My concern with the cam is if the timing has been changed around and maybe result in the engine to run improperly. Also, I had the heads checked for cracks at a machine shop (none found thankfully) and they resurfaced both heads .007. He didnt think I would need thicker head gaskets but I though I would ask on here as well. Has anyone else had their heads resurfaced and used stock thickness head gaskets?
Thanks!

 

[Macneil87]

You’re not building a race motor, so having the stock heads shaved down 7 thousands won’t even be noticeable. You’ll be ok.

As far as the cam goes, I didn’t look up the specs but the only time a cam changes timing is if you don’t like up the timing marks wether is be an OHV or OHC engine.

Hope this helps.


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