[Phil]

I didn't do the shortblock so I never saw it until now.
Its kinda cut sloppy. I did not see any obvious signs of interference so I suspect factory.

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/9356/gear6oy.jpg

 

[BBBob_M]

Hard for me to see it very well in the picture. Could it possibly be from being balanced at the factory? It's opposite the dowel.

If it isn't causing a stress riser (can't tell from the pic) and it ran fine before, it should be ok I'd say.

 

[TopSportsman916]

Cam Gear

Is this for an all out race engine? If so I noticed one thing you may want to change. You should drill the cam & cam gear for an additional dowel 180 degrees from the stock dowel. If you have only one dowel & it fails, then there goes your engine. It's just cheap insurance. I have always run my engines with two dowels That was with a stock type gear & now with my Danny Bee belt drive.

 

[Danny Cabral]

Yes, that is normal.

Some timing chain sets I've used in the past were like that.

 

[588 Bantam]

That is completely normal - don't worry about it.

 

[takeanumbr]

Gear cut

This is my FRPP gear I bought from Lem. It has the cut, it's so the offset fuel pump cam can seat flat. :wink:

 

[Phil]

Thanks guys

Cut was sloppy and burred enough to concern me.
Thanks for taking time to post a pic. I really appreciate it.
Noob question I know but thaks for helping

Phil