Monty

My timing chain snaped the other day.....and I'm sad to say that I drove her 5 mins to get home. Should i just slap on a new one, or pull the head and take a look at it.

ALso I didnt hear any taping.

And does anybody know if the valves and pistons will actually touch on this engine????

jdaniel

is it a 4.6 or 5.0?

Monty

96' 4.6 with full pi swap (this is the 4.6 forum right???)

tripsevn7

personally i would pull the head and inspect. can never be too carefull ..

Monty

Thats just what i did'nt want to hear.....but yeah your probally right.

I was thinking about calling a dealer and asking what they would do.

Do you think they would tell me????

tripsevn7

probably so, but irregardless you got some cash in the motor, might as well take the extra three hours and do it right..

mdvaldosta

Its an interference engine, so yea bad things can happen. Imagine its only a couple hours more time to pull the heads and check, but how much longer would it take to put it back together, realize you have a problem, then break it back down again. Damn, a snapped chain - that sucks.

Monty

daaammmnnnn ...i just got done doing this!!!!

i need a new gasket also right?

Monty

is there any way to see if theres damage with out pulling the head???

mdvaldosta

a compression check would probably eliminate any bent valves