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Old 05-31-2016, 09:08 PM   #13
Tim Ayers
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Default Re: Used aluminum timing gear

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Originally Posted by J Franklin View Post
Rule of thumb: Not too tight & not too sloppy!
Love it! My father was a teenage mechanic working in a Sinclair Station in South River, NJ. He tells me stories of "rebuilding" flatheads in their sandpit.

You are right about the measurements. He was happy if there weren't any left over bits and pieces after the heads went on. Never had one come back so I guess those measurements were close enough for government work.
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