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| | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | good morning
Just got my engine (235) back from machine shop.
All in pieces.
When I brought the engine to shop the pistons , crank shaft and cam shaft where installed.
Now all came in a box and when I tried to install the cam shaft and match to crankshaft, I cant find the marks on the fiber gear.
The only two marks I could see are the logo and on the oposit side two faint 00.
How can I get the correct setting to have the timing where it should be.
Don't forget I am a novice and need simple explanations.
This project is my first frame up restauration. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Just a suggestion,,, I would have that fibered gear changed to an aluminum one.The fibered one is not as durable as the aluminum one and just will not last as long. 
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | I will second the advice from Mechanic. I had the experience of having the fiber gear let me down and I was not amused. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | I recently did a rescue job on a '39 truck ,, the owner was driving to Auckland ( 1000km away) he got 180km in the middle of the night and the engine stopped !! , sounded like running out of fuel ,, only the valves weren't going up and down ! Yep , no teeth on the fibre cam gear ,, this engine had had big $$$ spent on it too ..  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | The difference between the car and truck 235 is the gear. Cars used fiber, it was quieter (especially after it broke) and the trucks used aluminum, a little noisier but far stronger. I have to admit, I have never seen a 235 with a broken aluminum gear. 
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | Thanks guys, I got the message. I ordered both new gears Cam shaft and Crank shaft. Crank shaft gear looked a little damaged from some body trying to pull the balancer . | | |
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