Timing Cover Help!

[edmo27]

Query...Can anyone give me the dimensions for timing cover bolts? I just bought a timing cover off ebay (my festy didn't have one when I bought it), and like an idiot, I didn't ask if the hardware was included...it wasn't.....the oil pan bolts fit into the threaded holes..(don't ask)...so I took one to Fastenal to see if they could help. The looked at me like I had a wiener growing out of my forehead. Anyway, I was hoping someone might know the dimensions, or maybe even know of anyone parting an old Festy out....I'd even buy another cover if I had to...any help would be greatly appreciated....

[georgeb]

6mmXhalf-inch longer than the cover is thick.

[WmWatt]

Take the bolt to any hardware store which sells inidivual bolts and nuts. Try your bolt in all the metric nuts until you find one that fits. A store near here makes it easier with a set of nuts embedded in the display where you can try them.

[georgeb]

First of all, you don't need these covers to drive the car. I always remove the top one to peek at the TB occasionally. I would go to a junkyard and get the three easy ones off of several cars. If you want to go to a hardware store I know that the thread size is 6mm (in the most common thread pitch) but don't know the length in millimeters. It's about 1 and 3/4 inches.