I went to NAPA today and got a timing set and a timng cover gaket set. New timing set has all steel gears. Looks pretty sturdy.



Dot to Dot!



I will have pics of my stretched stock timing set as soon as I get it out of my car. The plastic cam gear has done started coming apart and winding up in the oil.

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82 D150-225/727
02 Dakota-3.9/5 speed
87 GMC C7000-8.2 Detroit Diesel/5+2

Do a side by side comparison of the chains so we can see the stretch..........

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

Betcha those teeth look like fish hooks too.

And what is behind door number 1....

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82 D150-225/727
02 Dakota-3.9/5 speed
87 GMC C7000-8.2 Detroit Diesel/5+2

It's a reboxed "Cloyes" setup...



Make sure you watch the dot, it may be 180 degrees out (just use a longer ruler...)


-D.Idiot

Actually they are not 180 out. When the dots are lined up the engine is at TDC compression #6, not #1. This is as it should be. With the dots lined up #1 is at TDC overlap, and you can lay a straight edge across the valves, and they should be open the same amount (split overlap).

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225