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da89cup · 06-18-2006, 12:57 PM

Is there a way to tell an aluminum gear from a steel one. I need a steel gear since my 351 is a roller. I know aluminum is soft so I took a little screwdriver & scratched a small line on the distributor housing to see how soft it is since it's aluminum. Pretty easy to scratch. Then I tried to do the same on the gear. Impossible, so I'm pretty sure it's steel.

06-18-2006, 12:57 PM	#1
da89cup Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: edmonton, alberta, canada Posts: 55	distributor gear? Is there a way to tell an aluminum gear from a steel one. I need a steel gear since my 351 is a roller. I know aluminum is soft so I took a little screwdriver & scratched a small line on the distributor housing to see how soft it is since it's aluminum. Pretty easy to scratch. Then I tried to do the same on the gear. Impossible, so I'm pretty sure it's steel. __________________ 89 coupe, 351W, 351W heads, 30lb injectors, 190lph pump, 80 maf, 70 tb, ? cam, cobra upper, gt 40 lower, 4.10s, (14.1@98)