Re: Ping/Clatter update!

From: Wes Weems (wweems@fix.net)
Date: Sun Nov 19 2000 - 03:40:35 EST


Like I said... 31" tires with the original gears =) I think thats pretty
good....

Wes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Styer" <dakotamike@netzero.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 11.25 P
Subject: Re: DML: Ping/Clatter update!

> Only 2nd ;) I changed my gear two weeks ago. I suprised myself 3 or 4
days ago
> when I punched it into third and felt the rear end swing to the right a
bit :).
> Man I love my truck :)
>
> Mike S.
> 93 V6
>
> Wes Weems wrote:
>
> > Well.... after bout 4 hours of work (1 hour trying to figure out how to
get
> > a 36mm wrench into th fan thing, and prevent the waterpump pulley from
> > turning) I swapped out my timing chain, and can I say, WOW!?
> >
> > It appears that it fixed the clatter all together, which is weird,
because
> > though the chain was looser than I would feel confortable, it wasnt
hitting
> > the cover or anything. Anyway, quite a considerable diff, in perfomance
as
> > well. It still pings... which is not that big of a concern of mine... I
will
> > have to figure out whats up with that =) I am just excited I can spin
the
> > tires going into 2nd (hey, I only got a v6, and 31" tires... so thats
good!)
> >
> > Wes
>
>
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