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Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
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Arrrrgh! Timing COVER problems!
I feel like a total loser right now.
I've built a lot of engines, but I made a rather BIG boo boo ![]() First, I start working on the ignition, then the headers, then... well... first thing ya know I'm replacing the oil pan and installing a two-piece timing cover. So far, so good. So I get everything painted and shined up. The new two-piece timing cover from Summit will allow me to change out the cams without dropping the oil pan. Man, I'm psyched. So, I get the new oil pump and timing set and and the first piece of the timing cover (with the lip) and the new one piece Fel-Pro oil pan gasket on and install the harmonic dampener and... The cotton pickin', dad burn %$#@ harmonic dampener interferes with the face of the timing cover! No, the inertia ring on the dampener didn't slip. I used a tool to install it... NOT a hammer. Sorry. It's late and I'm tired and frustrated and I feel like an idiot for not checking to see if the thickness of the new timing chain cover was the same as the old one. The old one (as best I can measure) is 1" thick off of the face of the block. The new one is 1-1/8". Arrrgh! I need a drink. Heeeelp!
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