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buickanddeere 12-25-2012 14:07:00 209.240.119.15 Report to Moderator	Mikes806/H said: (quoted from post at 16:32:07 12/14/11) working on a 453N detroit timing gears stripped on cam, balance shaft and blower, what would cause this problem? engine looks like it was rebuilt not long ago. There is rebuilt and then there is something slapped together by Bubba..... This message is a reply to an archived post by Mikes806H on December 14, 2011 at 12:32:07. The original subject was "Detroit diesel 453N timing gears". There are early "soft" timing gears and late "hardened" timing gears. Don"t mix them or the hard gears will mill the soft gears. I have most of an aluminium block 3-53 in the shed. Thought it would make a great stealth engine upgrade in a 435 puller if the hood was stretched. Engine has stripped timing gears. Never got around to opening it up to find why. When building the engine use N sleeves and pistons. And C50 injectors. Upgrade the blower seal after using the cutting tool. This post was edited by buickanddeere at 14:09:15 12/25/12. [Reply]   [No Email]
buzzinduzzin 12-25-2012 18:43:02 66.220.92.37 Report to Moderator	Re: Detroit diesel 453N timing gears in reply to buickanddeere, 12-25-2012 14:07:00   those aluminum block 3-53's were used in the m561 gamma goat how did you end up with one? [Reply]  [No Email]
buickanddeere 12-25-2012 20:36:23 209.240.119.15 Report to Moderator	Re: Detroit diesel 453N timing gears in reply to buzzinduzzin, 12-25-2012 18:43:02   ebay It's missing the aluminium timing gear cover/belhousing. Have a lead on one now. Would really like to find an all aluminium 6V-53 and a spare aluminium head for the 3-53. Apparently there were lots used on light armoured tracked and wheeled vehicles. [Reply]  [No Email]