is there a spacer between the engine block and timing chain

[BigBlockSam]

hi guys

i'm assembling a 1968 440 motor . i'm using the book on how to rebuild big block mopars. i put the single bolt double roller timing chain on . looks right but is there a spacer between the cam gear and the block? 

[red69superbee]

nope

[BigBlockSam]

thank you 

[tan top]

 would of said no
 ,  till  the last cam swap i done on the charger couple of months ago ,
was going to post the same question here  , but seeing as the car was all back together  , & never seen or heard anything about one before , did not think anymore about it .
read the compcams instructions for some reason this time   , no idea why   after the cam was in & all broken it etc ,
 ((( had run two different  compcams previously  over the years never botherd looking at instructions before  , just the  cam card , only swapped them ,like this time ,   experimenting  with lift & duration , with different heads & intakes i was playing around with ,  they both came out as good as ,   with no abnormal wear patterns & the lifters faces were perfect ))),
now i'm thinking   has this wear plate been in all the compcam instructions on the previous two i've put in , !!  
should i have checked  the number one cam journal side to see if its wearing a groove in the cam gear ,  we know a roller cam wants  move forward , hence a thrust button  needed ,  , maybe the taper on the compcams  non roller lobes are aggressive ,  driving the cam rearward more  &  causing premature wear on the distributor / oil pump drive gear , ( just guessing on this i'm prolly talking crap

heres the wear plate , like i said only looked into this after the cam was in & running  
i'm debating now weather  to take it appart again just to have a look , see if anything is happening ,  

also if its a nessary item , why is it not included in their cam kits




 
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[Cooter]

Just make sure the crank gear is on the correct way.

[BigBlockSam]

Just make sure the crank gear is on the correct way.