can someone help me on the timing chain guides?

[dubmasterdee]

i'm in los angeles, by downtown... and my chain rattles..

can someone help me remove them guides? i read the write up and i don't think i can handle it.. haha.. i know.. noob... if someone is willing to help me fix it.. i would totally appreciate it... if you want to charge me some money.... hit me up and i'll see how much i can sacrifice.. but yea.. keep in mind that i'm a poor college student... go easy on my budget... :hs:

[soreballz]

Its sooo easy. Really, it is. The write ups make it seem tougher than it really is.

The only thing that may be tricky for somebody who is inexperienced is laying the RTV properly when you're done.

[dubmasterdee]

cause then there's the who timing you gotta adjust.. and all that? can you do it for me... i can drive down to oc... let me know

[soreballz]

You don't have to adjust the timing. lol

[dubmasterdee]

the write up so you have to... haha.. but i dont' knwo.. so remove the valve cover... few screws for the guides.... reseal the cover and done?

[Hillkill]

Yep thats about it.

[soreballz]

Okay, its 4am, and I'm half asleep, but I'm gonna try and make this as thorough as possible... lol

Remove valve cover.
Remove distributer, and as you do so, PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE POSITION OF THE TEETH. This would be done by removing the cap and marking the rotor position (since it rotates with the teeth), or just by making a mark on the tooth of the dizzy that is closest to the 12 o'clock position.
Next, remove the front upper timing cover.
Now, remove the two upper chain guides. The first is at the very top of the timing chain, the other is on the right hand side (this is why you removed the upper timing cover; to get to this). It should be two 10 or 12mm bolts for each guide... Throw them in the trash, and never think of them again.
Next, very important... make sure the upper timing chain tensioner is in good working order, i.e. manually pump the tensioner and make sure it isn't stuck. If its fine, bolt it back on. If its stuck, find a way to clean it up and unstick it. If all else fails, buy a new one, but that shouldn't be necessary.
Next, reinstall the upper timing cover, and the valve cover. Be careful with the RTV; you don't want too much squeezing toward the inside of the motor as you torque everything down...
Lastly, reinstall the dizzy. As I said before, be careful to ensure that you put it back in the same exact position that you removed it.

Done. If you did it right, your timing should still be fine, and your motor will be purring like a kitten with no silly timing chain rattle - unless of course your chain is stretched to hell, in which case, you're kinda fucked. lol

I think thats how I did it... Its been awhile, and as I said before, I'm half asleep, so I may have left out an obvious step, but I'm PRETTY SURE I got it all. :keke:


Good luck. Post up when you're done!

[dubmasterdee]

haha the Dizzy is the thing that creeps me out.. haha you gotta do it "exactly" or else it might messed up.. haha...