<VV> Early vs. Late - issue of the superiority

[shortle]

I've only ever seen aluminum for the cam gear and steel for the crank gear. But all the pushrod Volvo motors ('75 and earlier) used a nylon gear on the camshaft. And they would break.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado


-----Original Message-----
>From: Dennis Pleau <dpleau at wavecable.com>
>Sent: Sep 20, 2010 5:41 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> Early vs. Late - issue of the superiority
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>When I was a mechanic in the mid 70s, I changed a lot of aluminum/nylon
>gears on V8s, but never remember seeing on in a Corvair.
>
>dp
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>-----Original Message-----
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>Subject: Re: <VV> Early vs. Late - issue of the superiority
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>
> Same here. Never saw anything but an all aluminum cam gear. Given the
>substantially higher oil temps in a Corvair, I suspect that nylon would fail
>QUICKLY!
>
> 
>
>John Roberts
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