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Author:  Andy549 [ Tue Feb 14, 2017 1:41 am ]
Post subject:  what are these dowels from my engine??

anyone know where these go???

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Author:  Sir Sam [ Tue Feb 14, 2017 1:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: what are these dowels from my engine??

ya, these mount into the head and the intake sits on these.

Not sure if they are needed other than for alignment.

Author:  Andy549 [ Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: what are these dowels from my engine??

Thanks! How crucial are these as I have the intake on and torqued. Everything seemed to line up fine

Author:  jws84_02 [ Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: what are these dowels from my engine??

They aren't critical. Like sir Sam mentioned. They pretty much are just for alignment. They usually stay in the head but on occasion I have had one or both come out

Author:  Sir Sam [ Tue Feb 14, 2017 12:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: what are these dowels from my engine??

I haven't really paid attention but do these direct any oil that comes out of the head up around onto the cams?

I'm going to go with not needed right now though unless someone can show they are needed for oiling.

Author:  Andy549 [ Tue Feb 14, 2017 12:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: what are these dowels from my engine??

thanks guys appreciate the help!!

Author:  lacabrera [ Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: what are these dowels from my engine??

I don't agree with the above, The dowels will lock the valve cover to the head, its unlikely but without them its possible the cover could move with the force of the rotation of the cams. They are there for a reason not just for assembly.

Author:  olypopper [ Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: what are these dowels from my engine??

Lacabrera is correct. The dowels are for precision alignment. I made that same mistake and went back into my engine to install them..........I'd mistakenly put them in my pocket when I tore the engine down and my wife found them in the washing machine. :oops:

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