JERSEYJOE
09-13-2008, 08:00 AM
JUST GOT MY NEW FRONT COVER AND GEAR SET. I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE OIL PUMP GEARS SHOULD STICK UP FROM THE COVER SURFACE BY .007 NOT BE RECESSED.
IS THIS CORRECT? I REMEMBER READING THIS IN PERFROMANCE AMERICAN SYTLE YEARS AGO. I AM GUESSING THAT WHEN USING A GASKET THAT IS A COMPRESSED THICKNESS OF .008 THEN YOU WOULD HAVE AN END CLEARANCE OF .001. IF THE GEARS SAT BELOW THE COVER SURFACE YOU WOULD HAVE EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE AND LOW PRESSURE HOT....
IS THIS CORRECT? I REMEMBER READING THIS IN PERFROMANCE AMERICAN SYTLE YEARS AGO. I AM GUESSING THAT WHEN USING A GASKET THAT IS A COMPRESSED THICKNESS OF .008 THEN YOU WOULD HAVE AN END CLEARANCE OF .001. IF THE GEARS SAT BELOW THE COVER SURFACE YOU WOULD HAVE EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE AND LOW PRESSURE HOT....