Republic timing chain numbers. V16?

[Steve Passmore]

Does anyone have a Republic part number book?  I have a NOS timing chain and crank gear thought to have been for the flathead V8 but is actually slightly smaller.  It's the early wide type so pre-war. Too short for the overhead valve engines and I was wondering about the later side valve V16?

It's a  Republic 333289

[Brad Ipsen CLC #737]

The late V-16 chain is the same width and pitch as the V-8.  The crankshaft gear is the same.  By the price in the parts book it must be slightly shorter than the V-8.  Off the top of my head I thought it was the same but the part number is different.

[Steve Passmore]

I thought the later V16 was a good candidate Brad and yes, it fits the gears of the V8 perfectly in pitch and width but just that little bit short so that might account for it being slightly cheaper.  The gear has a slight offset different than the V8 though which muddies the waters a little.

No one out there with a later V16 chain in their stock to measure it?

[Warren Rauch #4286]

From a 1953 hollander book

  item #211 1938-40 Cadillac v-16 timing chain
      56 links
     3/8" deep
     1 1/4 " wide
     Type R   double side guide,no back bend
item  # 194 1936-41 Cadillac v-8 timing chain
    same as above exc 62 links
Item # 205  Packard 36-49 small 8
                     Packard 37-49 6cyl
                     Packard 48-50  All exc Custom
                     White Truck  1949-52
    Same as above exc 58 links
Item #230  Hudson 48-51 6cyl
   Same as above exc 60 links
Warren

[Steve Passmore]

Thanks Warren. That's great information. Can't think why I new thought to look in my Hollander.

I'll check out the links later.

[Steve Passmore]

Dam, I appear to have bought a Packard 120 chain