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I think you hit on the head what the kid stepped into and bought. I wouldn't do that to anyone else no matter what the loss. He will just have to take his lumps and learn to be a smarter car buyer.

Glad yours was a success. Sounds like you had more to work with. I still think we were working with a doctored engine from the start. The timing chain fix worked and ran. I just think the block or head are cracked and was rigged to get it out of sight. It may be just a head gasket. Either way I...

one last post then I am done with this project. This thing has been a disaster. while working on this I found the cooling fan pump bone dry so Who knows how long it had been running without cooling. Of course the kid who had no idea it was making a noise when he bought it didn't know if it was...

Picking up last chain guide today. I plan to be running tommorow. It has to go back together eaiser than it came apart. Probably don't need those hard to reach bolts anyway. Just kidding. Lots of parts to reassemble though.

No it turned out I need a primary guide also. The original secondary tensioner was the wrong one so I am waiting on parts should get today or tommorow. Haven't worked much on it the last few days. I now need to replace the fan pump it is leaking badly and I am not going to put it back bad as...

secondary chain solution. I found this too late for me as I have the chain from Ford and already have the front cover off but if you haven't gotten that far this would be an eaiser solution. It is a chain with a removable link. looks like you would need a link tool to lock in place but trust...

DREAM ON

I will let you know as I go I am sort of posting info on 3 different threads here keeping up with different original posts. I ordered a chain and tensioner for the right bank. From Team Ford online parts. The tensioner was the wrong one. Their online catalog was in error They are fixing it Bill...

If you are ordering a tensioner from Team Ford from their online catalog I would suggest you call. I recieced the wrong part. Bill Jenkins was very helpful and said their catalog listed the wrong number. He was getting it updated. I would call to make sure you get the correct parts on this. They...

i am in the middle of this chain project and you do have to remove the cover (and about everything else to get cover off) to get the new chains on. I thought maybe I could cheat and loosen the cams and slide the secondary chain from the rear. No luck, Primary chains under too much presure to...

No that sound would be the Jayhawks working over Roy Williams and the North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday night.

I consider myself capable of handling most anything Mechanical by evaluating what is there and logically working myself thru it. A manual is good for reference and specs. But if you are only working step by step from a manual and can't see what needs to happen as you go you probably shouldn't be...

I am still waiting on parts but there is no doubt in my mind the noise we heard was the tensioner without the plastic shoe which would quiet way down when the hydrylics of the tensioner pumped tight into the back of the chain. I have done some checking of the lash gap and they seem to spec...

exactly. That is why i was looking for other culprits. That was just the kind of sound it had. I have everything pulled down just waiting for the parts from Team Ford. Got shipping confirmation this afternoon. Should be able to go back the other way next week.

no news

As I said in the original post title"so many issues I don't know where to start" this is a long story. I have actually had it running after it was towed home. It was backfiring back thru thre intake. When i shut it down nothing apeared to crash at that time. I tried a few things and tried to...

timing chain You would still have to disconnect everything. It is not overwhelming but you better be pretty mechanical inclined. and have pleny of time and patience. I myself am too used to repairing GM cars which may not be eaiser to work on but I know them top to bottom. I don't want to...

I can tell I must be the really old guy here my first car was a 1949 Ford 3 speed on the column. That was 52 vehicles ago