repair time
#21
10-06-2011 | 02:54 PM
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From: Austin, TX
I bought my timing set (double roller chain, sprockets, and tensioner) from here: http://mopartsracing.com/
Good service, and a better price than Hughes.
I would agree with fixing engine first. If water pump is leaking.....it is letting you know it is going to c**p out, and it will do it in a way to leave you in a bind. That would be the time to do plenum and timing as well.
Good service, and a better price than Hughes.
I would agree with fixing engine first. If water pump is leaking.....it is letting you know it is going to c**p out, and it will do it in a way to leave you in a bind. That would be the time to do plenum and timing as well.
Last edited by gdstock; 10-07-2011 at 01:13 AM.
#24
10-07-2011 | 09:12 AM
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Stock are indeed torque to yield. There are various schools of thought on whether they should be re-used..... EVERYTHING I have read (from an engineering standpoint) tells me NOT to re-use them.
Possible consequences include: Not maintaining proper torque, which would lead to vacuum leaks......
Possible consequences include: Not maintaining proper torque, which would lead to vacuum leaks......
#25
10-07-2011 | 09:36 AM
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Stock are indeed torque to yield. There are various schools of thought on whether they should be re-used..... EVERYTHING I have read (from an engineering standpoint) tells me NOT to re-use them.
Possible consequences include: Not maintaining proper torque, which would lead to vacuum leaks......
Possible consequences include: Not maintaining proper torque, which would lead to vacuum leaks......
I tried to re-use them once.. and just long enough to get some more.. I flooded the lifter valley with coolant.. not cool.. was a mess to clean up..
I've also heard from the horses mouth, who blew his engine attempting to re-use them.. Same thing, he flooded the engine with coolant, and it ran about ten minutes before failure..
It's $30 for bolts from Napa.. $20 or so from the dealer (go figure that one), and about $10~12 for grade 8 bolts from a hardware store and another $2~3 for red thread lock... there is NO way I would ever try to re-use TTY's..
edited to add: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...hare-fwiw.html
Last edited by drewactual; 10-07-2011 at 09:38 AM.
#27
10-07-2011 | 05:40 PM
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"It's $30 for bolts from Napa.. $20 or so from the dealer (go figure that one),... "
Dodge dealership parts are crazy. On a fluke, I stopped by today to price replacement seat cover for the front driver seat. $325 for bottom - AND $1400 for the back!
For $20.00 for the set of bolts -I'd call that pretty good hedge insurance.
Dodge dealership parts are crazy. On a fluke, I stopped by today to price replacement seat cover for the front driver seat. $325 for bottom - AND $1400 for the back!
For $20.00 for the set of bolts -I'd call that pretty good hedge insurance.