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Re: why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside Jay_Brown #1041010 07/08/2014 8:30 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 258 California J Jay_Brown Shop Shark
Jay_Brown Shop Shark J Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 258 California	i read that the later model engines with insert bearings also came with 2 .001 and 2 .002 shims. i have no way to validate that statement. thanks all for the history lesson. It makes a lot more sense to me now.

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why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside	Jay_Brown	07/08/2014 6:46 AM
Re: why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside	brokenhead	07/08/2014 11:40 AM
Re: why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside	Denny Graham	07/08/2014 12:01 PM
Re: why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside	Jay_Brown	07/08/2014 1:33 PM
Re: why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside	Hotrod Lincoln	07/08/2014 5:16 PM
Re: why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside	Jay_Brown	07/08/2014 8:30 PM
Re: why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside	Hotrod Lincoln	07/08/2014 11:34 PM
Re: why did chevrolet have timing cover bolts on the inside	tclederman	07/08/2014 11:48 PM

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