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Old December 30th, 2015, 06:37 PM
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A new cam along with different count timing chain and sprockets were some of the changes, at some point up to 66 larger valves were used on the 305 engines as well. Medium duty trucks used 305 engines from their beginning in 1960 all the way up to the very last in 1974
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I should have included this in my previous response. Yes 305E engines they were used in 3500, 4000 and 4500 series medium duty trucks.
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Light duty trucks too were available with governors.
Ah ok, yeah....I had to get a new dizzy cause the old was was frozen up....the governed vacuum pump was seized or something. Here's another question....any particular reason why the compression was made so low?
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