What Year
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anyone Know what year GM started using the Nylon covered upper timing gear in their engines?
vehicle in question is 1966 Olds Toronado
a friend of mine is looking to buy one, that is Supposedly never had any engine work done on it
vehicle in question is 1966 Olds Toronado
a friend of mine is looking to buy one, that is Supposedly never had any engine work done on it
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It was either an aluminum or steel gear with nylon teeth.
In researching the best I could find was that they started in 1968.
One sure way to know if it was bad was to lock for plastic/nylon shavings in the oil.
In researching the best I could find was that they started in 1968.
One sure way to know if it was bad was to lock for plastic/nylon shavings in the oil.