1981 Chevrolet C20 Engine Parts

Essential 1981 Chevrolet C20 Engine Parts

Cloyes Gear – Engine Timing Camshaft Gear (Part No.2526)

Engine Timing Camshaft Gear

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Along with the timing chain, tensioners, and guides, sprockets are an integral component within the timing system. Timing gears and sprockets are available as part of complete timing kits as well as for individual purchase and installation

Product Features:
  • Featuring precision-tooled or machined tooth form and precision-machined bore for true fit, timing chain gears offer reliability and dependability for engine rebuilds and typical replacement jobs
  • Helical tooth form for quiet operation and precision machined bore for true fit
  • CAD designed and manufactured using premium materials to ensure optimal performance
  • Each part is extensively tested and measured for function, fitment, and durability to ensure optimal performance
  • Refer to our online catalog for detailed application-specific information
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Felpro – Engine Valve Cover Gasket Set (Part No.VS 12869 AC)

Engine Valve Cover Gasket Set

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$25.99
Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust

Product Features:
  • DESIGNED FOR IMPERFECT SEALING SURFACES — Engineered and manufactured specifically for the repair environment to help seal imperfect sealing surfaces
  • ENGINEERED TO PERFORM — Proprietary cork-rubber formulation
  • SUPERIOR SEAL — Highly conformable to accommodate for the imperfect sealing surfaces
  • EVERY PART FOR THE REPAIR — Fel-Pro gasket sets include every part needed for the repair unless otherwise noted
  • REAL-WORLD TESTED — Parts are tested on-vehicle and validated to ensure optimal performance on the road
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Cloyes Performance – Engine Timing Cover (Part No.9-221B)

Engine Timing Cover

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$47.99
Machined Aluminum Center Plate; Threaded for Rollerized Cam Button; Grooved for O-Ring Seal; Meets or exceeds OEM performance requirements; Cloyes utilizes the latest in design and material technology, ensuring quiet and maintenance-free experience.

Product Features:
  • Machined Aluminum Center Plate
  • Threaded for Rollerized Cam Button
  • Grooved for O-Ring Seal
  • Meets or exceeds OEM performance requirements
  • Cloyes utilizes the latest in design and material technology, ensuring quiet and maintenance-free experience.
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Sealed Power – Engine Push Rod (Part No.RP-3181)

Engine Push Rod

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Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • State-of-the-art manufacturing
  • Exceptional material quality
  • Exacting tolerances
  • Heat treated tips
  • Stock or mild modified replacement
  • Made in USA
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Sealed Power – Engine Oil Pump Screen (Part No.224-1246)

Engine Oil Pump Screen

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$14.49
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Manufactured to fit a specific application
  • Provides the lubrication oil as well as protection for your oil pump from materials that find their way into the engine oil supply system
  • It is recommended that a new properly installed oil pump pick-up tube/screen be a part of every oil pump installation
  • Oil pump screen assemblies are manufactured under strict quality guidelines
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
  • 5/8″ Inlet tube
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston (Part No.WH423DCP 20)

Engine Piston

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$17.49
Sealed Power® parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Hypereutectic
  • Made w/exclusive FM425 material for excellent strength & scuff resistance – allows tighter bore and improves sealing for less blow-by
  • Sophisticated “barrel” profiles help optimize oil wedge between skirt and wall.
  • Piston skirts protected by next-gen DUROSHIELD« coating.
  • TAC┐ ring groove geometry
  • Weight matched to +/- 2 grams.
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Melling – Stock Replacement Oil Pump Shaft Guide (Part No.M-55024)

Stock Replacement Oil Pump Shaft Guide

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$1.99
Several Melling oil pump applications require the use of an oil pump shaft guide. Melling provides high quality shaft guides for specific pump applications. An oil pump shaft guide is necessary to connect the oil pump drive shaft to the intermediate drive shaft. Melling recommends installing a new oil pump shaft guide when it is needed.

Product Features:
  • Manufactured from high quality nylon for consistent durable wear
  • Precision engineered for optimum fit and function
  • Designed for long-life and worry-free performance
  • Meets or exceeds original equipment specifications
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Dorman – Rubber Freeze Plug – Size Range: 7/8" – 1" – Metric Range: 22mm – 25mm – Nominal Size: 7/8" (Part No.02609)

Rubber Freeze Plug - Size Range: 7/8" - 1" - Metric Range: 22mm - 25mm - Nominal Size: 7/8"

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Rubber Freeze Plug – Size Range: 7/8" – 1" – Metric Range: 22mm – 25mm – Nominal Size: 7/8"

Melling – Stock Replacement Type Oil Pump Repair Kit (Part No.K-77G)

Stock Replacement Type Oil Pump Repair Kit

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$69.99
Melling oil pump repair kits are provided to supply the parts needed to rebuild a specific individual oil pump. Melling kits include all the required parts needed for a quality oil pump rebuild. Although Melling recommends the installation of a new oil pump, Melling oil pump repair kits are the preferred choice when a rebuilder has the desire to reuse the original oil pump casting or front timing cover.

Product Features:
  • Includes components needed to rebuild a worn oil pump providing an alternative to purchasing a new oil pump
  • Components are manufactured from high quality materials for durable wear
  • Components are precision engineered for optimum fit and function
  • Designed for long-life and worry-free performance
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Mr. Gasket – Oil Filler Tube (Part No.2066)

Oil Filler Tube

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$20.99
Chrome-plated steel oil filler tube. Works with Mr. Gasket’s matching #2063 Oil Filler Cap with PCV fitting.

Product Features:
  • Chrome plated steel filler tube is 7-3/4″ overall length
  • Fits Mr. Gasket breather #2063
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Mr. Gasket – Cylinder Head Dowel Pins (Part No.4375)

Cylinder Head Dowel Pins

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$14.99
Dowel pins are precision machined and case hardened for accurate head alignment. Two per set. 5/16 inch x 5/8 inch

Product Features:
  • Precision Machined
  • Case Hardened
  • Give Accurate Alignment
  • 2 Per Set
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Felpro – Engine Timing Cover Repair Sleeve (Part No.16202)

Engine Timing Cover Repair Sleeve

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$11.29
Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust

Product Features:
  • Engine$aver Hardware cost-saving application
  • Repairs worn sealing surfaces to assure a leak free repair
  • Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
  • Engineered and manufactured specifically for repair applications
  • Unsurpassed quality you can trust
  • Validated for fit, form, and function
  • Validated for fit, form, and function
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Felpro – Oil Pan Gasket Set: PermaDryPlus Rigid Carrier, Includes Snap-Ups®, 5 Piece Set (Part No.OS 30061 T)

Oil Pan Gasket Set: PermaDryPlus Rigid Carrier, Includes Snap-Ups®, 5 Piece Set

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$61.99
Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust

Product Features:
  • DESIGNED FOR IMPERFECT SEALING SURFACES — Engineered and manufactured specifically for the repair environment to help seal imperfect sealing surfaces
  • ENGINEERED TO PERFORM — Proprietary cork-rubber formulation
  • SUPERIOR SEAL — Highly conformable to accommodate for the imperfect sealing surfaces
  • EVERY PART FOR THE REPAIR — Fel-Pro gasket sets include every part needed for the repair unless otherwise noted
  • REAL-WORLD TESTED — Parts are tested on-vehicle and validated to ensure optimal performance on the road
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Mr. Gasket – Precision Timing Tape (Part No.1588)

Precision Timing Tape

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$21.79
Precision timing tape can be used on a factory balancer to create HP through accurate timing, and makes setting valve lash simple.

Product Features:
  • 6 3¿4″ diameter
  • 6 3┐4″ diameter
  • 305, 350 cu. in. 1969-93
  • Increased Performance
  • Set Valve Lash At Proper Time
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Felpro – Exhaust Pipe Flange Gasket (Part No.60083)

Exhaust Pipe Flange Gasket

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$3.99
Fel-Pro gaskets offer 100% vehicle sealing with application-specific materials to give you sealing solutions with the performance and durability professionals trust

Product Features:
  • Meets or exceeds all original equipment specifications
  • Application specific design to ensure a perfect fit
  • Engineered for the sealing repair environment
  • Unsurpassed quality you can trust
  • Validated for fit, form, and function
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Cloyes Performance – High Performance Timing Chain (Part No.9-145)

High Performance Timing Chain

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$17.99
Street Performance 3/8″ Pitch Double Roller Replacement True Roller Chain. Seamless 0.250″ Roller Diameter. Heat Treated and Processed Links to Maximize Breaking Strength while Remaining Ductile for Toughness. Prestressed to Increase Fatigue Life. USA Made.

Product Features:
  • A timing chain synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and camshaft(s), ensuring proper timing of the engines valve events for each cylinder
  • Our chains are engineered and manufactured with precision pitch control for proper chain-to-sprocket tooth fitment
  • From stock replacement to high performance, Cloyes has the most complete timing chain catalog
  • Cloyes parts are CAD designed and manufactured using premium materials. Each part is extensively tested and measured for function, fitment, and durability to ensure optimal performance
  • Cloyes recommends the chain tensioner(s), sprocket(s), and guide(s) also be replaced when the chain is replaced as these components play a vital role in system stability and accurate timing
  • Refer to our online catalog for detailed application-specific information
  • Keep your engines valvetrain in perfect time with Cloyes, the world leader in timing drive systems
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Mr. Gasket – Oil Dipstick And Tube (Part No.6237)

Oil Dipstick And Tube

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$19.99
Mr. Gasket Oil Dipstick is similar in design to original equipment, it can be installed with simple hand tools.

Product Features:
  • Chrome Plated
  • Made Of Steel
  • Comes With Tube
  • Requires Simple Hand Tools For Installation
  • Similar To OEM In Design
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Dorman – Help – Motor Mount Bolt Kit – Grade 8 (Part No.81101)

Motor Mount Bolt Kit - Grade 8

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$5.99
This engine mount bolt is designed to match the fit and function of the original part on specified vehicles. Made of quality materials, it is engineered for reliable performance.

Product Features:
  • Direct replacement – this engine mount bolt matches the fit and function of the factory part on specified years, makes and models
  • Ideal solution – this bolt is a reliable replacement for an original part that is missing or has failed due to fatigue
  • Durable construction – this part is made from quality materials to ensure reliable performance and long service life
  • Trustworthy quality – backed by team of product experts in the United States and more than a century of automotive experience
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Mr. Gasket – Billet Style Aluminum Crankshaft Pulley (Part No.5317)

Billet Style Aluminum Crankshaft Pulley

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$103.99
The machined aluminum pulley has been heat treated for strength and has a satin finish.

Product Features:
  • Made from aluminum
  • Heat treated for strength
  • Satin finish for a more subtle hi-tech look than chrome
  • Matches water pump pulley #5315
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Melling – Stock Replacement Oil Pump Screen (Part No.62-S3)

Stock Replacement Oil Pump Screen

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$51.99
A new Melling pick-up tube/oil screen assembly provides the lubrication oil as well as protection for your oil pump from materials that find their way into the engine oil supply system. Contaminates enter your oil system via engine ware, extended time between oil changes and other internal engine sources. These contaminates can interfere with the proper oil flow and pressure spring functions resulting in engine damage and/or failure. Melling suggests that a new properly installed oil pump pick-up tube/screen be a part of every oil pump installation. Several Melling oil pump applications are offered with an oil screen included.

Product Features:
  • Manufactured from high quality durable materials for long wear
  • Precision engineering protects the engine from dirt and contaminants
  • Designed for long-life and worry-free performance
  • Meets or exceeds original equipment specifications
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Mr. Gasket – Chrome Valve Cover Wing Bolts (Part No.9824)

Chrome Valve Cover Wing Bolts

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$15.99
Chrome-plated for beauty and durability, wing bolts make valve cover removal fast & easy. They are precision-engineered and feature extra-long threads to accommodate Mr. Gasket re-usable valve cover gasket & custom valve covers.

Product Features:
  • Fits Chevy V8
  • Standard Y Top 1/4 In-20 X 5/8 in L
  • Chrome Plated Steel
  • Overall Length: 4.64″
  • Installed Length: 4.00″
  • Pack of 4
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Mr. Gasket – Cam Change Gaskets (Part No.4406)

Cam Change Gaskets

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$63.09
If you want to update just your camshaft and aren’t doing a complete engine overhaul, this kit contains all the gaskets needed to change out your camshaft. That way you don’t have to buy a complete gasket kit just to change the cam, but still can replace all the gaskets you should in the process.

Product Features:
  • Contains all the gaskets needed to change out your camshaft
  • Fuel Injector O-Ring Not Included
  • Meets Performance Standards
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Mr. Gasket – Engine Dress-Up Kit (Part No.9834BP)

Engine Dress-Up Kit

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$134.99
Includes: 2 short flat black valve covers 2 valve cover gaskets 1 flat black push-on breather 1 flat black dipstick & tube 1 flat black timing chain cover 1 flat black timing tab 1 rubber grommet for valve cover PCV hole 1 breather grommet

Product Features:
  • Ideal Starter Kit
  • Enhances Appearance
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Sealed Power – Engine Rocker Arm Kit (Part No.R-826)

Engine Rocker Arm Kit

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$3.49
Sealed Power parts provide innovative designs, use leading-edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Complete rocker arm assembly
  • 1 Arm
  • 1 Ball
  • 1 Nut
  • Utilizes ISO & QS certified manufacturing
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Dorman – Steel Cup Expansion Plug 1-5/8 In., Height 0.500 (Part No.555-030.1)

Steel Cup Expansion Plug 1-5/8 In., Height 0.500

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$2.79
This engine expansion plug is designed to match the fit and function of the original part on specified vehicles. Made of quality materials, it is engineered for reliable performance.

Product Features:
  • Direct replacement – this engine expansion plug matches the fit and function of the factory part on specified years, makes and models
  • Ideal solution – this plug is a reliable replacement for an original part that is missing or has failed due to fatigue
  • Durable construction – this part is made from quality materials to ensure reliable performance and long service life
  • Trustworthy quality – backed by team of product experts in the United States and more than a century of automotive experience
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston Ring Set (Part No.E-251KC 60)

Engine Piston Ring Set

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$71.99
Sealed Power« parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Chrome plated ring face
  • Increases wear resistance in dirty air conditions
  • State-of-the-art manufacturing
  • Exacting tolerances
  • Meets or exceeds OEM specifications
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Dorman – Help – Oil Pump Bushing (Part No.90460)

Oil Pump Bushing

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$4.99
This engine oil pump bushing is designed to match the fit and function of the original part on specified vehicles. Made of quality materials, it is engineered for reliable performance.

Product Features:
  • Direct replacement – this engine oil pump bushing matches the fit and function of the factory part on specified years, makes and models
  • Ideal solution – this bushing is a reliable replacement for an original part that has failed due to fatigue
  • Durable construction – this part is made from quality materials to ensure reliable performance and long service life
  • Trustworthy quality – backed by team of product experts in the United States and more than a century of automotive experience
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Sealed Power – Engine Piston Set (Part No.8KH423DCP 30)

Engine Piston Set

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$190.99
Sealed Power® parts provide innovative designs, use leading edge materials and utilize ISO & QS certified manufacturing in order to deliver top quality products that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern engines.

Product Features:
  • Hypereutectic
  • Made w/exclusive FM425 material for excellent strength & scuff resistance – allows tighter bore and improves sealing for less blow-by
  • Sophisticated “barrel” profiles help optimize oil wedge between skirt and wall.
  • Piston skirts protected by next-gen DUROSHIELD« coating.
  • TAC┐ ring groove geometry
  • Weight matched to +/- 2 grams.
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