timing chain skipped
#1
timing chain skipped
my 92 dakota died, tried to replace the timing chain, too little too late. I have no compression , either the valves are bent or the pistons were destroyed, iether way she is gone, Warning to anyone with an early 90,s 3.9 v6, if you hear that rattle in the front of your motor. FIX IT immediatly. P.S. anyone out there looking for a nice prts truck in the Baltimore / washington DC area.
#3
im not exactly sure if this is true or not, but my dad (manager at an auto shop, been working on cars for prob 30 years) says the motor on these is non-interference (this would mean that the valves and the pistons cannot touch each other when fully extended). if that is the case, and the issue was just the timing chain, then the reason you have no compression is because your timing is now completely off.
(valves are open when they should be closed, or something like that).
you cant just pop the timing cover off and replace the chain, you gotta make sure the top half of the motor is where it is suppose to be in relation to the bottom half, hence why its called a "timing" chain.
(valves are open when they should be closed, or something like that).
you cant just pop the timing cover off and replace the chain, you gotta make sure the top half of the motor is where it is suppose to be in relation to the bottom half, hence why its called a "timing" chain.
#4
im not exactly sure if this is true or not, but my dad (manager at an auto shop, been working on cars for prob 30 years) says the motor on these is non-interference (this would mean that the valves and the pistons cannot touch each other when fully extended). if that is the case, and the issue was just the timing chain, then the reason you have no compression is because your timing is now completely off.
(valves are open when they should be closed, or something like that).
you cant just pop the timing cover off and replace the chain, you gotta make sure the top half of the motor is where it is suppose to be in relation to the bottom half, hence why its called a "timing" chain.
(valves are open when they should be closed, or something like that).
you cant just pop the timing cover off and replace the chain, you gotta make sure the top half of the motor is where it is suppose to be in relation to the bottom half, hence why its called a "timing" chain.
#7