IT RUNS !!!!!! but,..

[Anonymous]

It's so sweet to hear it fire to life, sounds good with a Clifford dual out to Y single with no muffler until the new timing chain snaps in two!! :x :x , it sounded like something hitting the cover, cranked it over and nothing so I took the cap off, cranked it again and the rotor was'nt turning, while taking the cover off I was hoping it was just the chain and sure enough it was, brand new less than five minutes on it SNAP!.
I think I went the cheap route and got it from J.C. Witney, it's been over a year.
There was'nt any noise prior to, ran great does anyone have any other ideas why it snapped??

 

[addo]

Ummm... Because it was weak? :roll:

Your dizzy or oil pump may have presented an unexpected load to the timing set. I'd be inspecting them for sure.

 

[Junk-Falcon]

make shure

 

[Anonymous]

Upon futher inspection, it is belived to have been the cam plate that broke then put the cam gear in a bind to snap the chain, can't belive it, I didn't see any cracks it it, I scavenged a cam plate off of a 200 in my garage that is just taking up space and it fits.

 

[rbohm]

8) sounds like a similar problem azcoupe had last year. the cam retainer bolts came loose and jamed against the timing gear shattering it. i dont recall anyother damage though.