is this the right dizzy gear?

[billison]

no, the one on the left just came out of my car, it's a 5.0, and the one on the left is new, for a 5.0, i'll check the shaft and repost

 

[billison]

ok, now that i have a chance to talk, both are for a 5.0, and both fit with no problem, i'm just worried about the oil pump , i'm looking for a way to test it, to see if the oil pump will engage or not, thanks,

 

[joeythesaint]

FWIW, the different diameter shaft dizzys are not repeat NOT interchangeable. The blocks that come stock with a smaller (.49") shaft are the 1985-86, and the blocks that come stock with the larger (.52") shaft are the '87-95. So all that milling and lathing and hammering and assembly I did to build a custom, larger-shaft dizzy? The shaft won't go through the m----f----ing hole INSIDE the m-----f----ing block.

I get to rip it apart and throw the bones in the trash, and start all over. Un****ingbelievable.

 

[billison]

i'm not sure we had the same problem, on mine the problem is i want to make sure the gear is the same, "looks exactly the same to the eye" and the bottom of my new dizzy is about 1/4 inch shorter so i'm worried about it not turning the oil pump, i put a bit of grease in the end and sat it in and it goes about 1/2 inch into the dizzy, is this deep enuff to run the oil pump