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Date: 2 May 98 22:38:47 GMT
From: "nils.hedenstierna" <nils.hedenstiernanopsamborg.mail.telia.com>
Subject: Re: Timing Chain





John Weiss <jrweissnopsamet*NOSPAM*.com> wrote in
<6ifor9$8vnnopsamanet.com>...
> Timing chains should not need routine replacement, unlike belts.  As long
as
> the tensioner keeps working, it should keep on running.

This is true for timing chains in general. The usual
scenario (not SAAB) as I understand it is that the 
chain gets worn and starts to slack. When the slack 
becomes greater than what the tensioner can take up, 
the chain starts to rattle.

However, on some 16-valve SAAB engines (as was the case 
with my brother's 9000 CD 2.3) the chain snaps without 
warning (see earlier posting).

Klas Hedenstierna
khedenstiernanopsamail.com
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