[Tigers] Exhaust dressing

[Rollright at 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 at aol.com



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