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Did my timing chain jump ? #1377527 01/28/13 12:43 PM 01/28/13 12:43 PM
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MAXEDWEDGE OP member M Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 68 NEW YORK	The motors(440) been together for four yrs. now .i started it up and went for a ride when i got home i shut it down and when i re-started it ,it started and stalled . to make a short story endless i ended up moving the dist. about 90* to get it to start back up,it ran like *#%# . I checked TDC with the piston and balancer it looked good .also checked the dist. drive gear the keyway looked good so did the angle of the slot . any thoughts would be appriciated .

Re: Did my timing chain jump ? [Re: MAXEDWEDGE] #1377528 01/28/13 01:03 PM 01/28/13 01:03 PM
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MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: The motors(440) been together for four yrs. now .i started it up and went for a ride when i got home i shut it down and when i re-started it ,it started and stalled . to make a short story endless i ended up moving the dist. about 90* to get it to start back up,it ran like *#%# . I checked TDC with the piston and balancer it looked good .also checked the dist. drive gear the keyway looked good so did the angle of the slot . any thoughts would be appriciated . It could have but you checked TDC and the dist was in the right spot(before you moved it)... I did have a old engine in my truck jump time and it ended up right back to where it should be(weird) but every valve was bent... I checked the compression and it was like 40psi.... do a compression check

Re: Did my timing chain jump ? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1377529 01/28/13 01:29 PM 01/28/13 01:29 PM
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MAXEDWEDGE OP member M Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 68 NEW YORK	you know what the rotor was about one terminal off

Re: Did my timing chain jump ? [Re: MAXEDWEDGE] #1377530 01/28/13 02:16 PM 01/28/13 02:16 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: you know what the rotor was about one terminal off In that case you most likely jumped... turn the crank back and forth and see when the rotor starts to turn

Re: Did my timing chain jump ? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1377531 01/28/13 03:10 PM 01/28/13 03:10 PM
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B G Racing master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA	Make sure the distributor didn't move or the plate or other internal parts arn't screwed up before you start tearing the engine front apart.What ignition box are you running? Last edited by B G Racing; 01/28/13 03:12 PM. [IMG]http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq21/ajcasini/max_zpsdppwd9km.jpg[/IMG]

Re: Did my timing chain jump ? [Re: MAXEDWEDGE] #1377532 01/28/13 03:18 PM 01/28/13 03:18 PM
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68LAR master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 4,013 South Park, Pa.	What type of dist./oil pump drive gear are you using? I've seen the gear slip on the shaft of the non-heavy duty gear drives. The heavy duty ones have the pin thru the gear and shaft. Just food for thought. 4 speed street legal. Best time 10.99 @ 124 mph on 93 octane pump gas @ 3926# total weight

Re: Did my timing chain jump ? [Re: B G Racing] #1377533 01/29/13 07:17 AM 01/29/13 07:17 AM
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MAXEDWEDGE OP member M Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 68 NEW YORK	checked the dist internals ,i'm running an MSD 7 and the gear drive has the pin in it .i did pull it and check it . Thanks

Re: Did my timing chain jump ? [Re: MAXEDWEDGE] #1377534 01/29/13 10:16 AM 01/29/13 10:16 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,071 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,071 Niles , Ohio	My 440 did something similar.It was new and running fine.went to start it a day later.Popping and wouldnt run.Pulled the cap and dist rotor was off.I said some nice words thinking I would be tearing apart a new engine.Pulled the dist and it had come apart inside.That was a Mallory unit.Installed a new MSD full setup and never looked back.Rocky Chrysler Firepower

Re: Did my timing chain jump ? [Re: therocks] #1377535 01/30/13 09:13 AM 01/30/13 09:13 AM
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MAXEDWEDGE OP member M Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 68 NEW YORK	I pulled the timing chain cover off last night , the chain is sloppy but the dots line up and the hex-adjust is still tight ??????. It almost seems as if the dist. gear moved .I checked it again the pins not broken.

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