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07-29-2007, 09:44 AM

strangebrew

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timing chain

This is what happened im leaving work when my chain breaks in the parking lot it then snaps off the bottom of the timing chain cover that piece gets jammed into the harmonic balancer snaping it off then it flys into my radiotor.So how screwed am i ? Is the ford 302 a interference motor? did it bend all my valves ?

07-29-2007, 01:53 PM

strangebrew

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RE: timing chain

Someone must know the answer...

07-29-2007, 01:58 PM

OnyxCobra

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RE: timing chain

I'm pretty sure it's not an interference motor, but it wouldn't hurt to check everything while you're in there.

07-29-2007, 01:58 PM

my77stang

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RE: timing chain

did it snap the snout off the crank? it kinda sounds like you are pretty screwed

07-29-2007, 05:51 PM

strangebrew

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did it snap the snout off the crank? it kinda sounds like you are pretty screwed

na it just snaped the harmonic balancer off in half the bolt and other half are still there on the crank. cast iron crap!

07-29-2007, 05:53 PM

mattdel

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RE: timing chain

god damn yo. i've never in my life seen such a thing. you musta been spinnin the hell outta that motor.

07-29-2007, 05:55 PM

AndySpeed

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RE: timing chain

no its not interferince motor. ur ok there but id have the crank checked.. might of bent it, and whatkinda parking lot if a drag strip? haha lol.. jp gl on this..