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picture this, new girlfriend, I say hey lets take the old truck out to dinner. Well, we get going, about 2 miles from the house, and BANG, dead, nothing, couple of pops while cranking. fast forward, broken timing gear. Seems that the stock one had a set of nylon or plastic teeth on the aluminum cam
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Re: the big bang reality
Posted by:
garyo
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Date: May 01, 2012 09:17AM
I hate to say this, but the engine needs to come out and rebuilt. When the timing chain falls into the pan and gets sucked up into the oil pump, something is getting starved for oil. You're already half way there.
Same thing happened on my dad's 318 back in the early 80s with only 50,000 miles. Thats why I wasn't a big fan on 318s. They are harder on timing chains. I know yours is a 383 though. Sounds like its a interference engine. There could be the possibility of some piston damage.
Same thing happened on my dad's 318 back in the early 80s with only 50,000 miles. Thats why I wasn't a big fan on 318s. They are harder on timing chains. I know yours is a 383 though. Sounds like its a interference engine. There could be the possibility of some piston damage.
