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Originally Posted by jason 56
just get a new timing chain set as you mentioned. They’re inexpensive. It’s really easy to change and the current setup isn’t what you want. Do like dsraven said and pull the alignment pins in the cover so you don’t have to remove the pan. Align the timing marks on the gears before you remove them and replace. Make sure to put lock tight blue on the 3 cam bolt. You don’t want those coming loose.
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Originally Posted by dsraven
that's what i was referring to in post 35, about trying to find out what is inside the engine. I have heard a noisy gear drive timing set, they are noisier than a blower from the '70's. It would get annoying pretty quickly.
If i were you i would drag that gear drive out of there and install a quality timing gear set. Maybe even change the cam if you want but then there is valve train and lifters to deal with as well so more work to do. You could simply drive it like it is and fix that later. You still should get it running properly so it at least idles.
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x2 x2. Besides, I still think there's a metal-to-metal interference thing going on. Chances are, the gear drive install may not be right.