#82767, "RE: dowels in the block, need to know something....get in here" In response to Reply # 0
I don't know an exact O.D., but I ran into this problem as well during my rebuild. I just found a small socket and tryed to match it up as close as possible and went to a local machine shop and asked for a couple dowels that they could match as close to that size. They were slightly bigger so I "modified" them to fit, never had a problem.
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#82773, "RE: dowels in the block, need to know something....get in here" In response to Reply # 1
Originally posted by xcasbonx I don't know an exact O.D., but I ran into this problem as well during my rebuild. I just found a small socket and tryed to match it up as close as possible and went to a local machine shop and asked for a couple dowels that they could match as close to that size. They were slightly bigger so I "modified" them to fit, never had a problem.
shibby, just took a trip to my machinists shop and he had over a hundred of them just kickin it i grabbed a handful and ended up the first two i tried worked aye perfecta
i'll micrometer the o.d and post it in here for future searches
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#126120, "RE: dowels in the block, need to know something....get in here" In response to Reply # 3
Can anyone give me the lenght? I have a fresh block with no dowels got some from Mitsu but they are a tad to big so I am getting them worked down but just want to make sure about the lenght.
#126121, "RE: dowels in the block, need to know something....get in here" In response to Reply # 4
Originally posted by Ajax Can anyone give me the lenght? I have a fresh block with no dowels got some from Mitsu but they are a tad to big so I am getting them worked down but just want to make sure about the lenght.
Can't be much more than a 1/2" long if I remember.
#126156, "RE: dowels in the block, need to know something....get in here" In response to Reply # 4 Jun-18-09 09:17 AM by CODE4
Originally posted by Ajax Can anyone give me the lenght? I have a fresh block with no dowels got some from Mitsu but they are a tad to big so I am getting them worked down but just want to make sure about the lenght.
I have extras at home that I will mic for you when I am done at work.
Which do you want? Bedplate to block, block to head, or block to trans?
#126198, "RE: dowels in the block - PART #s and dimensions" In response to Reply # 6
The following information is for the three different sized dowels on a 420a as well as an EDZ. All measurements are in inches and taken with a 0-1" micrometer. Height by Diameter.
4448856 - Cylinder Head Dowel - 0.484 x 0.575
4694106 - Bedplate Dowel - 0.460 x 0.473
5240849 - Block to Bellhousing Dowel - 0.493 x 0.631
A quantity of 2 each is needed if you are replacing them all. It is not necessary to buy these directly from the dealer (they are only a couple bucks each though). If you can find these at a machine shop supply or hardware store it is not absolutely crucial to have the measurement down to the 0.001" as you can modify a slightly larger one to work.
i grabbed a handful and ended up the first two i tried worked aye perfecta
