RE: Re: timing chain/gear-drive questions (ATTN BERND)

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:59:23 EST


If the timing is off, yes...but you'd also notice some pretty crappy
performance as well.

Stick a Cloyes Dbl-Row/True Roller in that bad boy and forget about it.

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of Wes Weems
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 6:52 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: timing chain/gear-drive questions (ATTN BERND)

crap, well I hope it doesnt end up to be my damn valves...

Bernd... you knwo if slack in my timing chain (enough to make diesel
noises
at idle) would cause my truck to ping at all?

WEs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Hatfield" <redmopar99@ntlworld.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 1:07 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Re: timing chain/gear-drive questions (last time I
PROMISE)

> 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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