5.9 magnum timing chain
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Thanks for reading..OK lots of fuel & spark , Timing small dots lined ☝ It well run totally redarded then advance distributor..My question is with camshaft gear at 12 o'clock and crankshaft at 6 o'clock (after spinning engine) the rotor is at # 1 ?? I thought it should be at # 6 could the cam have turned 180% with old sloppy chain and can I pull distributor and have rotor position at # 6 TDC. THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD....
The crank can never be at 6 o'clock when the cam is at 12 o'clock. The crank should be at 12 o'clock when the cam is at 12 o'clock and also when the cam is at 6 o'clock.
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Timing Chain 5.9 magnum 2000 ram
Cam 6 o'clock. Crank 12 0' clock. Old Chain was in b a d shape. When in this postion rotor at #1. If I turn over engine so cam is at 12 0'clock. Crankshaft is at 12 0' Clock rotlor is at # 6.. HARD TO SEE. DOTS ON GEARS I PUT WHITE CHALK TO TRY TO SHOW!! CAM-6. CRANKSHAFT - 12. THANKS
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Using a straight edge is a double check I've done for 50+ years. There are a lot of things I do that I don't really NEED to do but do just to make sure. Like drilling a 1/64 hole in thermostat units if they don't have a jiggle valve. 99.9% of the time, it's not needed. They usually don't take long and that 0.01 % of the time I catch a mistake before I button everything up.
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Using a straight edge is a double check I've done for 50+ years. There are a lot of things I do that I don't really NEED to do but do just to make sure. Like drilling a 1/64 hole in thermostat units if they don't have a jiggle valve. 99.9% of the time, it's not needed. They usually don't take long and that 0.01 % of the time I catch a mistake before I button everything up.
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Cam 6 o'clock. Crank 12 0' clock. Old Chain was in b a d shape. When in this postion rotor at #1. If I turn over engine so cam is at 12 0'clock. Crankshaft is at 12 0' Clock rotlor is at # 6.. HARD TO SEE. DOTS ON GEARS I PUT WHITE CHALK TO TRY TO SHOW!! CAM-6. CRANKSHAFT - 12. THANKS
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I think the first gen Magnums are NOT interference engines. (3.9, 5.2, 5.9) The second gen Magnums ARE interference engines.
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What are the year ranges for the generations?
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I'm not sure. I just go by the last number. If it ends with a 9, first generation. If it ends with a 7, second gen. The 5.2 is an oddball first gen.
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