[Spridgets] Question

[Jim Johnson]

Amen, Billy.  Gear drives are the best solution and probably no more
expensive than chains or belts.

Cheers!!
Jim

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Billy Zoom <billyzoom at billyzoom.com> wrote:

> Timing chains can stretch and get loose enough to slip a cog...even with a
> tensioner, but I've never known one to break.  The most common failure is
> for the chain to keep going when the engine stops. That will retard the
> timing enough for the car to not start and be purchased really cheap.
> Personally, I like gear drives, but not the Chevy six crap with the fiber
> gears that strip. The Studebakers were pretty indestructible as were the
> Ford flatheads.
> BZ
>
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Cheers!!
Jim
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