timing cover gasket

[turbo olds]

I'm looking for a timing cover gasket and the parts houses only seem to sell ones for 20 bolt oil pans, mine is a 14 bolt. am i the only one with this problem?

 

[Jerryl]

I'm looking for a timing cover gasket and the parts houses only seem to sell ones for 20 bolt oil pans, mine is a 14 bolt. am i the only one with this problem?

Timing cover gasket is the same for 84-87.
Oil pan gasket is different.

 

[turbo olds]

O'Reilly Auto Parts - Shopping


O'Reilly Auto Parts - Shopping

these are the two timing cover sets I'm finding. In both descriptions they say something about being only for the 20 bolt pan, not anything for a 14 bolt pan. but if they're the same for both i guess it doesn't matter.

 

[Jerryl]

.......... these are the two timing cover sets I'm finding. In both descriptions they say something about being only for the 20 bolt pan, not anything for a 14 bolt pan. but if they're the same for both i guess it doesn't matter.

The reason they state "20 bolt" is for that small piece of "oil pan gasket" (seal between the timing cover and oil pan) that you can not use on a 14 bolt pan.