My understanding is it has to do with noise reduction. However, I don't see
the blob on earlier engines, and I don't see it on MG 1500's except rarely.
>>> Terry Thompson <firespiter@yahoo.com> 03/01 10:52 PM >>>
Spit listers,
Every timing chain cover I've seen has this
plaster-like (more like concrete) substance caked onto
the surface of it. Either within the recesses of the
quartered sections or globbed on like a large pancake.
What is this stuff? I can't believe that much dirt
just accumulates right on that spot. Can I just remove
it, or does it serve some purpose as an insulator?
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