I replaced my timing case cover gasket this past weekend. I made two dowel locating pins because there were none in my engine. I think the cover is a Crown (big C inside it) and it appears to sit just a little bit lower than without the pins, correct position maybe?
I also installed the BJ's mid plate with the supplied gaskets. Everything appeared to measure up correctly with my oil pump old gears as far as clearances go. I put on a Fram 3675 oil filter and filled it with 10w40 oil. I reinstalled the MSD distributor and checked the timing, 12 degrees spot on.
On initial startup it was showing 60-65 psi cold and went down to around 45-50 when warmed up at idle.
Is this too high? I'm thinking of replacing the Fram filter with a Napa filter and putting in 10w30. I haven't driven it yet because I also want to check the distributor gear after a 15 minute "break-in" on the gasket. I'm a bit concerned that the dowel pins may have put my distributor too low and it's getting chewed up by the cam gear.
Any suggestions?
I also installed the BJ's mid plate with the supplied gaskets. Everything appeared to measure up correctly with my oil pump old gears as far as clearances go. I put on a Fram 3675 oil filter and filled it with 10w40 oil. I reinstalled the MSD distributor and checked the timing, 12 degrees spot on.
On initial startup it was showing 60-65 psi cold and went down to around 45-50 when warmed up at idle.
Is this too high? I'm thinking of replacing the Fram filter with a Napa filter and putting in 10w30. I haven't driven it yet because I also want to check the distributor gear after a 15 minute "break-in" on the gasket. I'm a bit concerned that the dowel pins may have put my distributor too low and it's getting chewed up by the cam gear.
Any suggestions?
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