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Reply to "Bronze Dist Gear"

> I have a steel Crane roller cam with a steel gear.
> Crane said that a steel dist gear will be compatible.
> Seems ok so far. I'll pull the dist in about 1000k to check.

Let us know how it works out. Crane makes a steel gear that
is compatible with 8620 steel cores. Crane uses those cores
on both hydraulic and solid roller cams. We're using the
Crane gear on the dyno mule with a Reed hydraulic roller
(8620 core). The Ford gear is designed for the OEM hydraulic
cores. Some say it should not be used with 8620 steel cores
but others have used it successfully. Deburring the gears and
packing with moly lube never hurts.

BTW, the dyno mule is assembled and only needs a set of
spark plugs and a clearance check of the valve covers to
fire. Should run it in early next week!

Dan Jones
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