Re: Re: timing chain or rocker noise??

From: Ken Allgood (kenallgood@cox.net)
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 17:50:01 EDT


LOL!

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From: "greg conner" <dodgeboy93@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: Re: DML: timing chain or rocker noise??

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> yea..I never had that cylinder # 8 problem....weird...
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> =P
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> Greg Conner
> 1996 RC
> 3.9 hybrid
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> >From: Ken Allgood <kenallgood@cox.net>
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >Subject: Re: Re: DML: timing chain or rocker noise??
> >Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:50:10 -0400
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> >
> >Yeah, so am I. After doing the Rockers the 2nd time thru, turned out one
> >of the rockers on Cylinder #8 was too tight and giving me a misfire. So
> >took 'em off, and re-did all of the rockers. No problems since. Course,
> >the first time I started it up when originally doing the rockers, didn't
> >really get much because the rockers had to lube up, but one of the
rockers
> >was starting to make a mess when I cut the engine off (was waiting for
all
> >16 to lube up).
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> >Ken Allgood
> >97 CC SLT 5.2L
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> > > From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com>
> > > Date: 2003/07/14 Mon PM 03:12:26 EDT
> > > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> > > Subject: Re: Re: DML: timing chain or rocker noise??
> > >
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> > > i've never done that, i just put the covers back on with only 2 or 3
> >screws
> > > if that. they should stay on without it. plus, you should be able to
> >hear
> > > valvetrain noise thru the covers just fine. glad it worked for you
> >though!
> > >
> > > --
> > > - Josh
> > > Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ken Allgood" <kenallgood@cox.net> wrote in message
> > > news:20030714183052.EGRJ13930.lakemtao04.cox.net@smtp.east.cox.net...
> > > >
> > > > You will get some oil over the side of the Valve Cover, but some
> >people
> > > will put aluminum foil over there to keep it from splattering.. But
as
> > > Gregg pointed out, probably the timing chain. I've run my engine for
a
> > > minute or 2 with the valve covers off at least twice after I installed
> >the
> > > 1.7 Crower rockers, and had only a little bit go over the sides.
After
> > > about a minute or so though, it did start tossing more out, but
nothing
> >I
> > > couldn't clean up with a shop rag.
> > > >
> > > > Ken Allgood
> > > > 97 CC SLT 5.2L
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