finally had a failure---guesses
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I was noticing the oil and thinking we had finally come up with a cost savings on these things- running MUD in the transmission!
All things considered, looks like a pretty good thing happened! I'm kinda' surprised to see that the guide got to the other side of the chain with only a couple inches broken off the top. I pulled one apart a few years ago with that same piece of the guide broken, but the rest of the guide was still in place.
Anyone got any reasonable estimates on timing chain life (hrs)?
All things considered, looks like a pretty good thing happened! I'm kinda' surprised to see that the guide got to the other side of the chain with only a couple inches broken off the top. I pulled one apart a few years ago with that same piece of the guide broken, but the rest of the guide was still in place.
Anyone got any reasonable estimates on timing chain life (hrs)?
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Well, got lucky but not that lucky. Looks like i dinged the exhaust valves. They are both stuck and are visibly tweaked. The picture is an odd angle and they look more bent than they are.
Chain has a couple of kinks in it. I'll probobly just straighten it out and reuse.
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Chain has a couple of kinks in it. I'll probobly just straighten it out and reuse.
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Seats look good I think but i'll be getting the guides replaced regardless if they look good. Pretty cheap failure all in all. I was probobly 3/4 throttle but because of the sand the motor wasn't wound all the way up.
On the dirty oil subject. My chain guide is in 3 pieces. I am thinking there was a break and the chain was digging into the guide. The guide was getting shredded for a bit until the rest of the guide broke. The tranny oil is a little gritty but not too bad. Kinda like when you burn up your clutch plates.
On the dirty oil subject. My chain guide is in 3 pieces. I am thinking there was a break and the chain was digging into the guide. The guide was getting shredded for a bit until the rest of the guide broke. The tranny oil is a little gritty but not too bad. Kinda like when you burn up your clutch plates.