96 dodge ram 2500 v-10 4x4 AT w/ OD 214,000 original miles
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I called parts store and asked for a timing chain. This is what they have me. I looked on rockauto and they sell the chain separate. Didnt have a kit?
Is it manditory to change the sprockets too?
Last edited by Stitch Mitchell; 02-15-2021 at 09:39 PM.
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Flywheel swap
So I read in the manual that it said to mark the flywheel before removing it. The donor engine only came with the flywheel bolts. Will it be ok to put my flywheel off the blown engine on? Its the only one I have.
Got the rear main seal, front output shaft seal and new pan gasket on tonight. I went to change the timing chain but read in the haynes, NEVER PUT A NEW CHAIN ON AN OLD SET OF SPROCKETS. So we got the ruler out and checked the play in it like the book said. It had 1/16th of an inch play in it. It said replace it if it had over an 1/8th. So we good there! Atleast for now. Lets see IF and HOW this donor runs first? Just gotta wait until the snow melts. supposed to be 37-40 the rest of the week? Stand by.............
Got the rear main seal, front output shaft seal and new pan gasket on tonight. I went to change the timing chain but read in the haynes, NEVER PUT A NEW CHAIN ON AN OLD SET OF SPROCKETS. So we got the ruler out and checked the play in it like the book said. It had 1/16th of an inch play in it. It said replace it if it had over an 1/8th. So we good there! Atleast for now. Lets see IF and HOW this donor runs first? Just gotta wait until the snow melts. supposed to be 37-40 the rest of the week? Stand by.............
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I don't recall if the 8.0 is internal, or external balance. If external, I would expect that the flywheel bolt pattern would only allow the flywheel to bolt on one way...... If not, look at the rust pattern on the mounting face of the flywheel, to align it properly.
New chain and old gears.... If the gears aren't severely worn... I don't really see how that would be a problem. If you can get gears though, wouldn't be a bad idea.
37-40....... I need to move to alaska.... It is in single digits here, with a stiff wind, and we got about 8 inches of snow overnight. Gotta go out and see if I can make the snowblower tractor work the way it should.
New chain and old gears.... If the gears aren't severely worn... I don't really see how that would be a problem. If you can get gears though, wouldn't be a bad idea.
37-40....... I need to move to alaska.... It is in single digits here, with a stiff wind, and we got about 8 inches of snow overnight. Gotta go out and see if I can make the snowblower tractor work the way it should.
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I don't recall if the 8.0 is internal, or external balance. If external, I would expect that the flywheel bolt pattern would only allow the flywheel to bolt on one way...... If not, look at the rust pattern on the mounting face of the flywheel, to align it properly.
New chain and old gears.... If the gears aren't severely worn... I don't really see how that would be a problem. If you can get gears though, wouldn't be a bad idea.
37-40....... I need to move to alaska.... It is in single digits here, with a stiff wind, and we got about 8 inches of snow overnight. Gotta go out and see if I can make the snowblower tractor work the way it should.
New chain and old gears.... If the gears aren't severely worn... I don't really see how that would be a problem. If you can get gears though, wouldn't be a bad idea.
37-40....... I need to move to alaska.... It is in single digits here, with a stiff wind, and we got about 8 inches of snow overnight. Gotta go out and see if I can make the snowblower tractor work the way it should.
Before you sell your house and move to this island. we broke a rainfall record that stood since the1940's, last year. We had over 200 inches of rain! i forget the exact number. But we beat the old record by october!
Guess thats what happens when you live in a rainforest! This town is built at the base of a mtn. It sucks the weather in and holds onto it!!
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