I had my nylon timing gear go out on the Richardson highway at 40 degrees below
zero in Alaska.
That car had about 90K miles on it. The tow bill was about $240, a months
salary in 1975.
Curtis
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From: Rollright@aol.com
> Hello,
>
> As some of you might know, my original 260 went south in October. Cause? The
> sprocket that drives the cam/timing chain.
>
> As the guy who wrote "How to rebuild a Small Block Ford" said, "this is the
> Achilles heel of this engine". Back in the early days of production, this
>gear
> had nylon teeth, as did a number of U.S. V8 of the day. Nylon ran quietly in
> this application, but was never designed for the 145K miles I had on my
> engine.
>
> Anybody out there with the original unrebuilt engine, I recommend you get a
> metal gear, now the only one available.
>
> Best holiday regards,
>
> Jim Armstrong
> MK 1A 382002083
> Rollright@aol.com
>
>
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