Oh I think many of us have those memories... I first learned about the
nylon gears on a Jeep Wagoneer 327... Plugged the oil p[ump with debris,
seized some rod and main bearing and snapped the crank.. :-)
NO engine I have built since has been put together with those dam things..
Sure they are quiet, but who gives a flying %^&^$# when a substandard part
is used to destroy your engine..I usually use the standard HIVO chains, but
will use either gear drive or roller chain for performance engines where cam
timing is more critical...
Rich
Remembering how the front half of the crank would turn a bit without the
back half moving at all.. Hmmm Something broke! Drive'er home, and GUT
it...
----- Original Message -----
From: Curtis Fisher <Curtis.Fisher@trw.com>
To: Eric Gibeaut <sunbeams@sc.rr.com>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: Nylon timing gears?!
> In 1975 at McNally Pass Alaska at 40 degrees below zero in the middle of
> nowhere, my 1970 Pontiac Lemans GTO slipped its timing gear. Some weeks
> later, as I tore down the engine to find why I had no compression, the
> problem was obvious. A nylon gear with little or no teeth.
> Sorry for the non-Tiger content, it was a special memory.
>
> Curtis
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