[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Yes - Connecticut - no, not him. And head gasket Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Fri, 23 Jan 2004 05:52:48 In Reply to: I Went with SwedeCar's Approach, Peter Ingram, Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:43:53 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Yes, I'm located in central Connecticut. No, I'm not Swedecar - he's Anders, I'm Ari. I don't do autos as a profession.

As to the head - you're right. The chances are good that if your engine has enough miles to need new guides and sprockets, then the head probably could use a look. I was interested because a buddy of mine needed to do a timing chain job - just shy of 300K miles, and was trying to avoid pulling the head. Since we couldn't figure out how to do it, he ended up pulling the head. Turns out he had a bunch of cracks - none had reached a water passage, but soon. So if he hadn't pulled the head, he would have had to re-work the engine again soon. Interestingly, the chain guide we're talking about had minimal wear, and was probably fine for another 300K

Where I can see trying to avoid pulling the head is on a low-mile 2.3 with the weak balance chain sprockets. Those could eat up the sprockets pretty early, and the head is probably fine. Of course, in that case the chain guides are probably fine, too, and potentially could be left in place, saving time and money. That's the difference between doing a job for yourself, or doing a job for a customer.

The major reason to pull the head is, as you found out, trying to get the chain cover back in without screwing up the head gasket. One could hope that the original gasket would be compressed, and you could find a way to get the cover in without screwing it up. It sounds like that's a 50-50 proposition. Some folks manage it, and some don't.



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• 92 timing chain guide question, rreid , Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:55:26
  • The guide is flexible enough to be pryed off the pin., SWEDECAR , Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:38:27
    • A Different solution, rreid , Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:45:43
    • I Went with SwedeCar's Approach, Peter Ingram, Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:43:53
      • Yes - Connecticut - no, not him. And head gasket, Ari , Fri, 23 Jan 2004 05:52:48 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: The guide is flexible enough to be pryed off the pin., Ari , Thu, 22 Jan 2004 06:23:55
      • Yes, the OEM "yellowish" plastic one. It's actually, SWEDECAR , Thu, 22 Jan 2004 07:01:04
        • The ScanTec replacement guides (vs. OEM)..., Gene N , Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:00:39
          • Makes sense, Ari , Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:46:59
            • I'm all ears with my 93 cse at 223K miles and rattles, Lu, Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:19:35
              • Re: I'm all ears with my 93 cse at 223K miles and rattles, greg t, Sun, 22 Feb 2004 14:22:49

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