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Nov 20, 2019 | 06:14 PM

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royl

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From: Crestview, FL

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Originally Posted by Oldblue

No major wear on the guides, or chains but it’s better than kicking yourself wishing you had changed the set, instead of calling around for a low mileage replacement engine!

True.

Nov 20, 2019 | 06:18 PM

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royl

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Originally Posted by RJ_RS_SS_350

Being tight does not mean the chain hadn't stretched. The tensioner takes up any slack, until it reaches the end of it's travel. Then you're on borrowed time. If the balance shaft chain had slack, then you dodged a bullet there.

It's possible that a previous owner changed the timing set, but not the balance shaft chain set.

No it was a one owner car, an old man and had very low mileage when I bought it so i’m sure it was the original chains. The balance chain had a little slack after sitting torn down for two days but no so much that the tensioner couldn’t take up the slack. I am glad it is done now and it wasn’t all that hard of a job. With my cancer and my age every job is a chore though. I just hope it runs another 100,000 miles now.