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My timing broke on my 5.7 hemi I replaced timing and put it back in time when I went to restart it the truck blew the valve cover gasket out from under the valve cover on passenger side, and blew the oil fill cap off the motor what did I miss, what did I do wrong?
It it is an 06 Dodge ram 1500 with the 5.7 hemi VIN code of 2 I had to replace the timing because it broke the tensioner
Last edited by Zeagler339; 12-13-2020 at 03:29 PM.
Start to finish, what led you to this (the why) and the steps you did? Because that has all the indications of severe mistiming or jumped timing. Would also help to know what you have (besides a 5.7, which encompasses many years, variations and vehicles).