350 distributor gear puzzling UGLY wear

the omc v6 timing cover leaves a few things to consider about it. it does not have casting material for a by-pass hose. big blank.
the 2 upper, (water) t/c bolts holes on either side are not there because they are not drilled and have some lack of casting material.
the lower part casting that the oil pan bolts to, sticks out past the pan a wee bit.
the t/c casting has a mark that relates to a drill/tap a cam bump stop area. i will have to do it to adjust to cam in/out tolerance.
the dizzy hole is a little tighter than the alum ones. i know this one won't stretch.
one thing i would like to is WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING.........

 

Hey John go alcohol and get rid of the water, = problem solved on the missing bolt holes

 

you keep saying that.....and i.....

 

...drank it, hiccup.

 

got whisky that was tagged in 1975, still unopened.

 

i drilled the undrilled holes. only issue is excess material around holes which makes a hex head useless. barely got one capscrew in. the other
i would have to machine casting away. undone, no bolt, no leaks needed.
oil pump gear hole is fine, o/p is up where we are normally at.
i used one dem new fangled brass/alum dist gears for the dizzy. will check later on to see if there is any issues.
maybe electric is a better choice........

 

found another cast iron cover. always need spares. be here next week.

 

Do we have the new cover on and engine running yet?

 

yup. been running. oil press is good. BUT......i think i have a crack in the block. the water is now in the oil. not good.
but, it makes a case for john e to make me do alky. . or we run w/o h2o

 

Nothing wrong with alcohol save your oil stop using water

 

a nice update for wear issues.
going to change to a slightly bigger cam. i pulled the dizzy out and i did put a bronze gear on it. i guess the cast iron timing cover is the trick for me
and gear wear. no wear on the gear at all. could be the water trick, but i doubt it. lol

 

Maybe the new cover is leaking water internally and dripping down into the Pan?

Just a thought, better than a cracked block.

 

not going to worry about water issue. not used any more. dizzy wear was the big problem. and the alky issue seems to be calling me. lol

 

Alky, bigger cam, Watch, a bigger carb is next

 

I see 8's in your future.

 

just want to see one 7.99 et. then the engine's coming out, going on the shelf with a big bow tie. lol
still have the twin engine altered project that is driving me crazy. i keep changing and modifying it.

 

I forgot it was 7's you were trying to hit. That'll be awesome.

 

How did new cover and dist gear work out did not hear anymore on the 350 in the rail, how did it run?