only 50K miles on this. I was in a time crunch and got this as a full kit on amazon. Should have known better. Just ordered up a quality set of chains and guides from Randy at Engine Machine Service.
https://youtu.be/2y_DPN6qEL4
only 50K miles on this. I was in a time crunch and got this as a full kit on amazon. Should have known better. Just ordered up a quality set of chains and guides from Randy at Engine Machine Service.
https://youtu.be/2y_DPN6qEL4
only buy name brand timing chain kits if you are keeping the truck
Pennyman1
The best Dodge that Dodge never made
Living the D-50 lifestyle since 1980
i guess it's a good chance to take off my delco alternator bracket and do a write up
there was someone on eBay selling the brackets to do the conversion to a Delco alternator for a starquest a while back. I had a friend with an alternator shop modify the A/C bracket for the old York style compressor to make the Delco fit. The wiring part is also important, as they come in single and 3 wire variants.
Pennyman1
The best Dodge that Dodge never made
Living the D-50 lifestyle since 1980
Pennyman, do you think the Schneider heavy duty valve springs I put in could have anything to do with the chain stretching so fast, or do you think it was just a junk chain?
I have never heard of a chain stretching due to valve springs - it had to be a junk chain.
Pennyman1
The best Dodge that Dodge never made
Living the D-50 lifestyle since 1980
HD springs do load up the valvetrain but I'd be curious to see what the guides look like. For it to stretch that much there's got to be something wrong - that timing chain looks like it's done a lot more work than the miles you say it's had. It probably hasn't been heat treated and that's whats caused it to stretch like chewing gum...
support the forum that supports you - join and donate to MightyRam50.Net today! donations unlock the edit function
Bookmarks