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Old 04-06-2009, 11:33 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
I'll probably just walk into the yard and find a couple cars with D-grade engines, then swap the gears on them and see how it lines up/etc. If I can keep proper timing with the new gear, after 4 full turns, then the gear works. If the sizing looks good, it usually is. As much as people would like engine parts to be an exact science, often times, good enough really is *good enough*.
I agree.
Probably should have said eyeball rather than measure.
Probably would have said eyeball if I'd know that just swapping gears around might even be an option.
Out here on the N. Central SD prairie, U-pull-it Junkyards are just an urban legend.
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