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PostPosted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 9:27 am 
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Ive got a used but new looking timing chain with a split link in there. Any horror stories with these or know who sold/sells them?

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:54 am 
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I dont know of anyone that sells them? But in the old days they were all like that :wink:
The only thing you had to be wary of was to get the link clip the right way.
It is also possible (with care) to change the chain without stripping the engine down :D
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I have seen them in the past but not for a long time. :)

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It is also possible (with care) to change the chain without stripping the engine down :D
It's possible to replace the chain, etc., without stripping the engine down even if there's no split link. The only real difficulty I remember from doing it - more than once over the years - was not screwing up the front part of the sump gasket putting the chain cover back on.

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