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Originally Posted by tubman
I would check the Ford heads only if I were to plan on reworking them and running them permanently. Reworking iron heads is a lot more work than aluminum ones. I prefer aluminum timing gears, but that being said, your gear looks good and should work well. I have never seen a stripped original Ford cam gear on a flathead, though I have seen them on SBC's. The aftermarket gears are another thing entirely.
As to locks on the bolts, I do not know, since my machinist always assembles my engines and installs the cams. He is set up for it, while I am not. I'm sure someone else here has your answer.
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So i have those aluminum canadian ford heads or several 8ba cast iron heads, i also have a set of "mercury" heads on another old locked up engine, would there be any benefit running truck(RT) heads on this engine?