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I've had 3 cars with timing chains, never with a chain replacement, 2 went over 250k and the last one at 180k... never an issue with timing. 

Maybe if the moon's align and rainbows appear in the night would it happen, but it's probably less common than throwing a rod.

 

Speaking of throwing a rod (i was so pissed)

I did have a 95 cougar once with a 4.6L, floated the valves because the computer shifted the transmission into 1st a few times at 70. That one ended up dropping a valve into the cylinder and eventually broke a rod. The motor STILL ran with 7 cylinders and otherwise hadn't jumped time.

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Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud.

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3 hours ago, srp365 said:

I've had 3 cars with timing chains, never with a chain replacement, 2 went over 250k and the last one at 180k... never an issue with timing. 

Maybe if the moon's align and rainbows appear in the night would it happen, but it's probably less common than throwing a rod.

 

Speaking of throwing a rod (i was so pissed)

I did have a 95 cougar once with a 4.6L, floated the valves because the computer shifted the transmission into 1st a few times at 70. That one ended up dropping a valve into the cylinder and eventually broke a rod. The motor STILL ran with 7 cylinders and otherwise hadn't jumped time.

Haaaaaaah timing chains aren't worth a damn any more

Be like VW. If the engine rotates backwards it skips teeth. i.e. don't leave it in gear on a hill

Also wasn't that OHV? Lot of the new ones are OHC. Need tensioners and guides and whatnot. Little different gig now

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The ticking is probably a lifter.

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Pushrod V8 ftw.

Think I'm.closer to just getting an old square Chevy I can work on.

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Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud.

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9 hours ago, ShadeTreeMechanic said:

The ticking is probably a lifter.

Yeah, didn't sound like timing went all to shit, but then again, it never ticked before it threw the code. Wondering if when it jumped a valve kissed a piston and knocked a lifter loose.

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