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....