I've been through this once with the other 3.1 hybrid I built but my memory isn't good. I'm building another 3.1 out of an '89 Firebird 2.8 with serpentine belts. An early 2.8 water pump, or Fiero, which is where the engine is going, won't fit this timing cover. I know there's another out there that will fit cause I bought one off ebay when I built my last 3.1. The cover is the same as the one used on the crate 3.4's, #12509037/10049009. An early Camaro cover I believe is what I used before. I've got a line on an '87 Fiero cover that should work as Fiero's never had serp belts so the pump should always have been the same. Cover doesn't have the extended lip that bolts to the early pan that is different on the front for the same reason.
Am I right on the cover issue? The '89 cover won't work with the early pump. ?????
Am I right on the cover issue? The '89 cover won't work with the early pump. ?????
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