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Cheeseball · 12-29-2018, 09:45 PM

Hello to all. I'm seeking an answer that I have yet to find, on the flywheel end of the camshaft is there a seal/plug of any sort or is the hole just covered by the bell housing. Come on engine builders you know the answer.....Thanks in advance

Brentwood Bob · 12-29-2018, 10:01 PM

Paper gasket.

Charlie Stephens · 12-29-2018, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Brentwood Bob

Paper gasket.

Let me expand a little. There is a paper gasket that covers the entire surface between the engine and the flywheel housing. This is the reason that the horseshoe shaped shims are needed under the two bolts at the top of the flywheel housing. Don't leave anything out.

Charlie Stephens

Gary WA · 12-29-2018, 10:29 PM

Ditto

Pete · 12-29-2018, 11:45 PM

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There is a common fix for this when the block is in the machining state.
A quarter inch is machined off the back of the rear cam journal and a shallow cup plug is machined and installed in the hole.

12-29-2018, 09:45 PM	#1
Cheeseball Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 1	1931 camshaft question Hello to all. I'm seeking an answer that I have yet to find, on the flywheel end of the camshaft is there a seal/plug of any sort or is the hole just covered by the bell housing. Come on engine builders you know the answer.....Thanks in advance

12-29-2018, 10:01 PM	#2
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,241	Re: 1931 camshaft question Paper gasket.

12-29-2018, 11:45 PM	#5
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,408	Re: 1931 camshaft question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) There is a common fix for this when the block is in the machining state. A quarter inch is machined off the back of the rear cam journal and a shallow cup plug is machined and installed in the hole.