[notmytarga]

I'm gathering all the supplies and readying my parts for assembly and have come up with some gaps in my inventory that aren't answered by searches in Wayne's book and in the forums.

The rebuild book on page 74 refers to "oblong-shaped nuts" for attaching the chain housing. The host (Pelican) site lists "oval-shaped locking nuts" only as part of the Hardware Superkit. The hardware listed in the online catolog does include "oval self-locking washers" and also "spring washers"

I ran all my hardware through a cleaning process that might as well have included terminal sterilization and didn't want to spring for the hardware kit which would have given me barrel nuts and such that I wouldn't need. I did plan on reusing the M8 nuts for the cam/head connection and others. I did plan to get new M6 and M8 Nylocks and aluminum washers. (the washers are holding up my order giving me more time to worry about all this.

Also - I can't find circlips - that is piston wrist pin circlips - thought the gasket kit might have them - nope. Pelican catalog searches come up empty. My machinist will send some. The circlips are not mentioned in the Must-replace parts pages 71-75, but I've read that they are - somewhere. And of course one flew away from me. The comprehensive part layout picture on Page 140 doesn't show any.

What are 'oblong' nuts and are they really washers? The nuts that came off this 1975 engine didn't look 'oblong' - what do I need?
Do all the M8 standard nuts really need to be replaced?