Barry, I had a similar conversation with a gentleman who has been a Mopar
mechanic all his life. He told me the same thing, he has not seen a 318
timing chain fail. I have 165k on mine and it makes no noise and still runs
just fine.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 11:14 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: was: doo dum ... now Timing chain
Eric Hufstedler wrote:
>>I've still got the original timing chain, it doesn't make any
>>noise oddly enough. I've had people tell me that this is pretty
>>odd for as many miles as I have.
>
>
> Does the timing chain from an LA 318 fit the 3.9's?
>
> Do the tensioners really start going bad at 100k? Are their any warning
signs?
> My dak has ~90k on it.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
I just had a long conversation with a Dodge mechanic that I would
categorize as at least equal to Bernd [22 years at the same dealership].
He says he cannot remember the last time he saw a failed timing chain on
a 318/360. Usually, they get slack, jump time and run like crap, but
even that's rare.
I was all fired up to change mine [I have 120k] and he essentially
talked me out of it.
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