skimmed heads vs. mechanical timing

[John]

yes... sadly on a SORN at the moment... voluntary debt management is very expensive, and my wife's shopping habits were too........

Bad times Mate, save it for those rainy days!

[mowgli]

i was hoping for snow tbh, its way more fun

[burgo]

You can buy offset dowels that adjust by single degree's upto 7 degrees either way

[jimbob-mcgrew]

didnt know that.
kinda like this :

[Stuart]

or, do away with the pin completely and be sure the bolt is tight

[burgo]

Exactly like that. Suppose depends how far it needs to go

[mowgli]

or, do away with the pin completely and be sure the bolt is tight

a friend had to mend one of those 1.25 fiesta engines that had no pegs or keys on its camshafts, just tapers & Loctite.

the nova 8v setup would need a little peg because 2 flat faces won't be as strong as a taper