Distributor Gear ?

[barnett468]

To get the distributor to fit just grind the end of the shaft down, works a treat.. 

Then superglue it in place. 

[J.hatzivalsamis]

Barney the engine has not been fitted in yet I'm thinking 10w40 semi synthetic and I may look at the dissy gear that was on the block originally off EL falcon with roller cam. Thanks for the tip Fitzy i' fly you up here to do your work.

[barnett468]

Barney the engine has not been fitted in yet I'm thinking 10w40 semi synthetic and I may look at the dissy gear that was on the block originally off EL falcon with roller cam.

i would run full synthetic like the 10 10ths stuff. i hope you have a one piece rear main seal.

[barnett468]

Thanks for the tip Fitzy i' fly you up here to do your work.

He's pretty good with a bench grinder now! 

[barnett468]

He's pretty good with a bench grinder now! 

...and so is his ex "professional" engine builder. You should see the incredible job he did on fitzy's purportedly brand new distributor to get it to clear his intake. 

OMG...I think I justn peed my pants!

[shaunp]

Barney the engine has not been fitted in yet I'm thinking 10w40 semi synthetic and I may look at the dissy gear that was on the block originally off EL falcon with roller cam. Thanks for the tip Fitzy i' fly you up here to do your work.

Factory Bosch one will be steel

[Fitzy1980]

He's pretty good with a bench grinder now! 

I've been under the car so much I wore the wheels off the creeper... 

[barnett468]

I've been under the car so much I wore the wheels off the creeper... 

After your last post, under the car sounds like the safest place for you! 

[Dwayne]

With that possessed car, I wouldn't be climbing under it!!!!!!!

[HEVEN67]

hi Folks
My general rule is steel cams need a steel gear cast cams need a cast gear, I put that question " can I use a cast mellonised gear on a steel billet cam?"to a cam manufacturer recently and they replied, no you should use a steel gear, and the cam manufacturer was Camtech Cams.
Luvhev

[barnett468]

hi Folks
My general rule is steel cams need a steel gear cast cams need a cast gear, I put that question " can I use a cast mellonised gear on a steel billet cam?"to a cam manufacturer recently and they replied, no you should use a steel gear, and the cam manufacturer was Camtech Cams.
Luvhev

They need help. A melonised gear is steel, and yes, you can most certainly use it on a billet steel cam, at least you can use the crane one on them just like a bazillion other people have for the last bazillion years.

[JET445]

They need help. A melonised gear is steel, and yes, you can most certainly use it on a billet steel cam, at least you can use the crane one on them just like a bazillion other people have for the last bazillion years.

Yeah those ancient cavemen swear by mellonised cam gears

[barnett468]

Yeah those ancient cavemen swear by mellonised cam gears

Yes, even fred flintstone had one.

[barnett468]

To get the distributor to fit just grind the end of the shaft down, works a treat.. 

You forgot to mention to grind the housing away for intake clearance too...or maybe that was for additional cooling.