Re: timing chain loose

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken, so far so good.  Re the idle, I would check all the plumbing, elec
connections and grounds.  Also, make sure you put the cam bearing shafts
back in the right order so that the reference marks are correct.  The
bearing caps are numbered with #1 being the forward cap on the exhaust side.
I have reused exhaust manifold gaskets on occasion.  If you had an exhaust
leak bad enough to affect running, you would probably hear it pretty
clearly.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Tubman <ktubman@domain.elided>
To: Daegrigg (Don) <daegrigg@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 12:47 AM
Subject: Re: timing chain loose


> At 04:11 AM 4/21/03, you wrote:
> >Ken,
> >
> >Check cam timing, adjust tensioner, rotate by hand 3-4 turns to make sure
> >you don't have obvious interference, the start her up.  The idle will
tell
> >you a lot but you can do a compression check to see what you have.
>
> hmmm... everything seems fine except the idle.  I haven't done the
> compression test yet, maybe that will help.
>
> The timing wasn't out at when I pulled the chains tight so maybe the idle
> is some other problem.
>
> Do you know the symptoms of bad exhaust gaskets?  I didn't have new ones
so
> I used the old ones when I put the head back on.  Could that be related?
I
> don't see how, I'm just guessing.
>
>
> >If you have problems - uneven idle, power, compression - then you will
> >probably have to do a tear-down to ascertain the problem.
>
>
> ________________
> Ken Tubman
> ktubman@domain.elided
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