I have an old flathead that was rebuilt and 20,000 miles put on it back in 1960. Then it was pulled and set in a 32 pick up and has been sitting since. I have taken the motor apart everything looks good and not to dirty. My question is about the fiber timing gear it is a press on it looks excellent. But being soak with oil all this time do you think it is usable still. Would it get soggy or soft and fail? I don`t really want to pull cam or spend the cash if I don`t need to. Any thoughts on this? thanx in advance Pete.
They were press on on the older motors. They are quite usable until more radical cams or heavier valve springs are utlized. If your repairing the engine use it. If you are overhauling for it to last a very long time replace it.
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