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Old 09-24-2017, 09:11 PM
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It’s not making any timing chain noise and runs perfect should I be proactive with it or Waite for some noise before changing it.
 
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If it's running good leave it alone for now.
 
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Good deal thanks.
 
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I changed out mine when I had to be in there anyway, due to the timing cover leaking coolant....... My truck had 180K or so on it at the time.. and I was stunned at how loose the chain was. (and it didn't make any noise either....) I was even more amazed at how much better the truck ran with the new chain....... that was probably the single biggest improvement in driveability.
 
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It made a big difference in ours also. I figured since he just buttoned it up and was running good, to leave it alone for now. It's a tough call. It's a lot of work to get back to it, but I believe it would make a noticeable difference. He might be a good candidate for the HS rocker arms also.
 


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