vortec plastic timing cover

[chevy_addicted]

Where can I find a plastic 350 vortec timing cover with the sensor hole filled?Thanks:dunno:

[Fast305]

Where can I find a plastic 350 vortec timing cover with the sensor hole filled?Thanks:dunno:

Your local GM dealership, its used on some of the GMPP crate engines and the marine engines.

[tahoemike96]

if you don't need the knock sensor hole you can put a regular steel one on!

[S/C Z71]

if you don't need the knock sensor hole you can put a regular steel one on!

:word:

[chevy_addicted]

steel ones wont fit the vortec

[tahoemike96]

bolt pattern is the same. just remove your reluctor ring

[chevy_addicted]

The still ones have 12 bolts and the plastic ones have 8

[Pauly]

they will still fit, just dont use all the bolt holes.

peace
Pauly

[chevy_addicted]

ok thanks guys.

[Arger]

http://www.partsamerica.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=PIO&MfrPartNumber=500350WO&PartType=167&PTSet=A

here you go.

[Fast305]

The still ones have 12 bolts and the plastic ones have 8

My Vortec blocks have all had ALL 12 bolts holes drilled and tapped, the plastic cover only uses 8 though, but the other 4 are there and ready.

[SilveradoLQ9]

My Vortec blocks have all had ALL 12 bolts holes drilled and tapped, the plastic cover only uses 8 though, but the other 4 are there and ready.


Thats a big 10-4 on that one.

[chevy_addicted]

Well the holes arent drilled and taped on mine!

[Busted Knuckles]

Not to hijack the thread, just wanted to pass along a little info.
The front of the block is different from TBI to Vortec blocks - found out the hard way this weekend. We built a 383 for my son's '93 TBI truck, then swapped it into a '99 Tahoe we bought for him. We had a small oil leak that I attributed to trying to use the Vortec timing cover a second time. When we replaced it with a new one, it poured oil out of the front of the engine. The boss where the timing cover rests is much wider on a Vortec block than the one on a TBI block, particularly outside of the bolt holes. The built-in O-ring on the plastic cover barely touches this boss on both sides, leaked like hell on the driver's side of ours. I cleaned the block up good, then ran an 1/8" bead of a good oil resistant silicone on the boss and around all the bolt holes. Knock on wood, it's working fine so far, no leaks.

[chevy_addicted]

good to know!