> Trevor Boicey wrote:
> >
> > Deborah Medley wrote:
> > >
> > > Is this car just trash now ?
> >
> > Are you *SURE* this is what happened?
> >
> > Skipping timing chains is a very very rare phenomena,
> > but something that I think gets accused of happening
> > a fair bit.
> >
> > I'm not sure I disprove it so vehemently, but I remember
> > somebody (list or real life) saying "It just doesn't
> > happen, period".
> >
> > I'd be inclined to beleive that it's a lot more
> > likely fall off than to half-fall off and magically
> > be caught on the next hole.
> >
> > --
> > Trevor Boicey
> > Ottawa, Canada
> > tboicey@brit.ca
> > http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
>
> I don't know about a TR7, but on American cars (Chrysler, Chevy) I have
> had personal experience with it happening.
> --
> George Richardson
> '57 TR3, TS15559L
> (getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
> http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
And I've had it happen on a Ford Fiesta. Plenty of warning though,
the slack chain wore through the chain cover and made one hell of a
noise!!
Jonathan
Spit. 1500
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