C8A HUW: body dimensional data needed

[Phil Waterman]

Driver side front door opening
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Left side front door opening
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Left side passenger door opening
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Driver side front door post under dash
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Cheers Phil

[Jerry Hill]

Phil

Thanks for all your helpful gen. The second posting is perfect, but I can't make out the details on the first, if possible can you resend the readings typed out - please.

Jerry

[Jerry Hill]

The dent in the timing case fouling the timing gear has been sorted along with the genny blades and miss-alignment. We just need to straighten out the fan blades and fit to complete the engine repairs. To remove the timing case it was necessary to drop the sump to get at the two bottom keep bolts, which fit thro' the front main bearing caps.

Jerry

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jerry

If the timing gear has actually been touched by the cover, replacing the timing gear would be a wise investment. With the fibber timing gears it is very easy to break or crack a tooth. I've done it just bumping it while pushing the crankshaft gear on. If it is just a dent in the timing cover with no internal contact you should be OK. But you are wise to plan on pulling the cover.

Will reshoot the photos and also give a chart of angles.

Cheers Phil

[Jerry Hill]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Jerry

If the timing gear has actually been touched by the cover, replacing the timing gear would be a wise investment. With the fibber timing gears it is very easy to break or crack a tooth. I've done it just bumping it while pushing the crankshaft gear on. If it is just a dent in the timing cover with no internal contact you should be OK. But you are wise to plan on pulling the cover.

Will reshoot the photos and also give a chart of angles.

Cheers Phil

Thanks for the info Phil

I didn't study the cam gear, but it is black and stamped GM and looked like grey iron. Could I have been mistaken and was it fibre? The crankshaft gear is steel. If it is fibre, I think I should replace it as it made a light rubbing noise when I ran up the engine for 1 or 2 mins to test. Can you advise on a source. Rex Ward is v. good 'round these parts but his parts are focused on GMC & DUKW .

Much appreciate the upcoming chart of angles and your advise.

Jerry

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jerry

Here is what the original cam gear look like after 66 years of use in my HUP, looks like black metal but was actually fiber

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Here is the brand new fiber cam gear during engine reassembly "oops", I'll look in the file and see where I got the replacement I know it was easy to get.

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Cheers Phil

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jerry

Here is where I got my cam timing gear through my local NAPA auto parts, know you probably can't order direct but the information might help. But just for the heck of it click on the ship it to me button and see if they will. Note the cost $34.65 list cost is $71.52.


Click on Buyer guide in the following

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...500_0077661525

For application list

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Bu...rtNumber=82500

There search engine (http://www.napaonline.com/) is not as good as it was on older parts. It is very literal in this case it would not find cam gear at first but then did find it under camshaft timing gear.

Cheers Phil