[Luce]

Honestly, I have one of the first Ford 427w's. At the time, the PDF instructions were not yet available. I read around and thought that all roller cams were steel. My engine may not have had a steel cam. I never saw anything specifically saying use a steel gear until way after I had already installed one and didn't look back. I saw the PDF saying use a steel gear well after I had mine installed.

Brent has hooked me up with replacement parts and now it's just a waiting game. I'm hoping I get the stuff before this weekend, but not counting on it. It'll be a PITA, but it will clear up a lot of issues that were making me question things I know as fact and making wilder and wilder theories to explain the troubles I was having. I'm happy knowing what the problem is so I can fix it.