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Subject: Mystery Pins
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 11:06:06 -0700
In the box that my aftermarket oil pump came in was a little packet with
two round steel pins.  One is about an inch long, the other a bit less
than an inch and a half.  I can't see anywhere for them to go on or in
the oil pump and I couldn't find anything similar on the old pump.
Anyone have a clue as to what these might be for?

One possibility that crossed my mind was that these pins came with the
new cam and somehow got transferred to the oil pump box.  The shop where
I bought both items did check the cam for straightness.  Maybe the
packet fell out when the cam box was opened and someone just tossed it
into the nearest box in the pile of stuff that was set aside for me to
pick up.  I measured the diameter of the pins and they are the same as the
timing gear/fuel pump drive pin.  Do new cams usually come with new pins?

Roland

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