[jabez]

I am in the process of putting my son's 74 1.8 engine back together. We dropped the crank in last night and rolled the new Web Cam in place. I just happened to be reading a certain Dr's little book this morning and he warned that when installing an aftermarket cam with bolts holding the gear on, that the bolts must be countersunk to clear the back of the oil pump. Sure enough, I trial fit both my old pump and new HD pump and both hit the bolt heads on the cam. If I remove the lock washers, they clear. I was looking for opinions whether I should try to drill the gear to allow the washers to sit flush, or leave out the washers and use Loctite RED on the bolts.

Would also suggest PP put a warning about this in each Web Cam box. It would have been upsetting to get the case together then to find out I didn't have clearance.

Greg Schoolar

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