Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 20:14:32 +0100 From: "Tony Leggatt" <Tonynopsamatt60.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: Timing Chain
nospamnopsamam.com wrote in message ... >Your belt broke because you did not perform the required maintenance. >PERIOD. > The same thing will happen to the SOB in spades. Busting the chain, >usually destroys the timing cover, the rails, sprockets, and gets you >a valve job. The chain is a troublesome annoyance on the 9000 for >some reason. Some bust, some don't. >In contrast, winding in a replacement requires a chain, a tensioner >and a valve cover gasket. A chain at 60k and every 30 thereafter is >cheap insurance for reliability. Winding in a chain, have I got this right - you remove a tensioner, "Break" the existing chain, link in the new one, gradually turn the engine over until all the old chain is out and you're back to the joint, break the joint and make a new one new chain to new chain and replace thetensioner you pulled out earlier? Sounds a darn sight easier than the nightmare job My wife's 9000 went through last year. Cheers Tony