Valve shim interchnage

[sdebaker]

Is there a valve shim from another car brand that is a substitute for the FIAT shim? I have found quite a bit of interchangeability with other cars.

It would be particularly good to have an interchange with a car brand still on the market so I can just got to the dealer service dept. and not have to wait for mail order.

[narfire]

I use shims from the old Volvo's. The neighbor was a Volvo tech and he has/had a fair number for me to pick from. All have worked just fine in my engines the past 6-7 years. I have bought the odd one from dealers/vendors though.
I remember in my first spider 38 or more years ago, a Volvo model's u-joints were the same as my 70 spider and was half the cost. The dealer was a Volvo-Fiat dealer in North Van at the time.

[bradartigue]

There is a valve shim exchange through mirafiori.com

[djape1977]

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