thanks! ill give her a check in the am.. but the more im thinking i might as well change it (im around 200,000 on the engine) just switched to full synthetic oil (royal purple) & im goin to be right there on plenum job > lol on that note what are the opinions on different replacement chain sets? (im looking to do it right with a good replacement that will last without spending unnecessary $) thanks in advance guys

 

go with a double roller set, I just went through this process myself, you're looking at around $40 on rock auto

 

When you change the timing set, DO NOT touch ANYTHING else. Remove the old, replace with new, and you're done.

 

+10000

Take old off, put new on. No need to move anything at all or even touch the dizzy. It will just give you major headaches later on.

 

Might be best to turn the engine over by hand to line up the marks on your old set before removing. It can be pretty easy to be one tooth off when installing a new set and not know it till it's all done otherwise.

 

thanks guys! sounds pretty straight foreward, pull off the pulleys & line new set evenly, put a new gasket in & replace case.. think iv decided on the CLOYES Part # C3028X from rock auto, only thing that has me now is the gaskets.. whats the difference between the different gaskets & 'seals'?? lol -only bad part about ordering parts :-)

 

heres a link for ya from rockauto... http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...477&cc=1354137

should be what u need

 

Some of the timing cover gaskets will come with a "sleeve" for the balancer. 99% of the time, it isn't necessary. (and it's a pain to get on there straight in any event.)

Go with Fel-Pro gaskets. Good quality, reasonable price.

How old is your water pump? It has to come off to do the timing set anyway.... might just as well replace it.

 

That "sleeve" might be all kinds of important a few months down the road..............

 

Depends on the what surface on the harmonic balancer looks like. If it isn't scored/grooved, don't need the sleeve. if it is, I would rather just replace it....