Wes
The only way we caught the bent valves was by a compression test.
Something just wasn't right so we did one and the compression was lousy. We
figured it was the valves and confirmed it by taking off the heads. Slack in
your chain shouldn't cause pinging, but ask Bernd ... he's a better mechanic
than I (I get my tips from him quite a bit)! Timing no matter how far off
will effect performance, but it depends on how extensive it is. If you're
only a slight bit off you won't even notice it, but if you're looking at a
few degrees you'll feel it quite a bit! Good luck!
Aaron
99 RC V6 4X2
(Glad I have a 99 so I don't need to deal with this tensioner thing!! Hehe!)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Weems" <wweems@fix.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 12:21 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: timing chain/gear-drive questions (last time I
PROMISE)
> Aaron,
>
> Ooh, I hope I havent done anything like bent valves or something... what
> would be a symtom of bent valves? I will be ordering the parts for the job
> in the next couple days... if this could make my truck run better.
>
>
> Do you know if
>
> having slack in the timing chain could cause my truck to ping? I know I
> should probably be able tell the answer to that question, but I honestly
> have no idea...
>
> Also,
>
> Timing being off to the slightest degree affects performance quite a bit
> right?
>
> Wes
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Hatfield" <redmopar99@ntlworld.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 10:51 AM
> Subject: DML: Re: timing chain/gear-drive questions (last time I PROMISE)
>
>
> > To answer your questions ... yes it will screw your timing up. We are
> doing
> > the recall on all of our V6 Rams here on base, and we are finding some
> major
> > @#$% wrong with them!! We have found bent valves, messed up pistons,
heads
> > needing replacement, and other "little" things. Secondly no matter how
> hokey
> > it may look it works! Once we did the refit on the trucks that have left
> the
> > shop we ahven't had any problem with them. Go gear drive if you want,
but
> in
> > my opinion hokey ain't neccessarily pokey!! Hehe!
> >
> > Aaron
> > 99 RC V6 4X2
> >
> >
> > > 1) would the slack that is currently causing my truck to sound like
> > > clattering be slack enough to retard, or advance my timing enough to
> > change
> > > the performance of my truck
> > >
> > > 2) I havent seen the tensioner, but it seems kinda hokey, and have
> > > considered going gear-drive... I dont mind the noise/whine, so long as
> it
> > > runs great and isnt TOO bad... I dont mind a little whine...
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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