<VV> Aluminum vs fiber(nylon) timing gear

[Mark Durham]

Kept it? I was 20 and busy going to college and earning a living *and
dating!* Are you kidding?
Mark Durham

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net> wrote:

> I have the same experience as Dennis, never seen a nylon or fiber cam
> gear on a Corvair engine. I have seen the fiber on the straight sixes
> (194, 230, 250, 292) and nylon tipped teeth on Chevy V-8s ( 283, 327,
> etc.).
>
> But no, a nylon tipped tooth ( never seen a complete nylon tooth timing
> gear anywhere either) timing gear on a Corvair engine would be a
> conversation piece. You should have kept it!
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> No all you people that have seen them can chime in now ggg
>
> Mark Durham wrote:
>
> >Really? This was a stock one owner car with only 44K on it and had never
> >been apart. The owner who bought it new drove it until the valves gave out
> >and I bought it off the back lot of the dealer where he bought a new car.
> >Hmmm, there is a story there somewhere!
> >Mark Durham
> >
> >On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Dennis Pleau <dpleau at wavecable.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>If it had an Nylon gear on an Aluminum hub it was after market.  The
> >>originals were all Aluminum.  They do fail now and then.
> >>
> >>dp
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> >>[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Mark Durham
> >>Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 9:10 PM
> >>
> >>
> >>I bought my 62 coupe with 44K miles on it in 1967 and it had burnt
> valves.
> >>There was an issue with valves early on, so I did the heads in high
> school
> >>shop (at age 17) replacing the valves and ringed it. It was 90K miles
> later
> >>(at 134K total) where a broken cam gear (Nylon gear on aluminum hub) left
> >>me
> >>stranded. I did a complete overhaul, but even then just honed the
> barrels,
> >>ringed it and replaced pistons, did a valve job, cam, lifters, and
> >>bearings.
> >>I sold it 90K later in 1974 and it still was running great.
> >>
> >><snip
> >>
> >>Mark Durham
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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