Re: Dummy Timing Chain Install Question
Posted by gone1951 On 2010/11/9 18:50:32
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We are in good company where we have some of our parts manufactured, our sources in Asia supply Mercedes truck, GM,Ford, Chrysler, Toyota and dozens of other OEM's. Our parts are lifetime waranteed and I can't think of the last time an engine part failed in use due to poor manufacture. We stand behind what we sell
Fred, I have to differ with you regarding replacement parts from china. For instance I purchased a timing gear and chain set for my 51 327. The crank gear looked to be NOS. The chain and the cam gear were individually packed in boxes marked "made in china". The crank gear was of good quality. The cam gear just had a crude look to it. granted what a gear looks like has little to do with it's useful life however the cast iron looked very pooris and of poor quality. The real problem was with the chain. The chain was obviously made wrong. When you wrap the chinese chain around the NOS crank gear it would not seat properly. You could not force the chain to fit the teeth on the gear. It rode high on the teeth. Bad fit. This is not the first timing chain set I have replaced just the first one of, at best, questionable quality. Because of the year or so that has expired since I bought the set I was told that the set was not returnable.
I have a machinst friend of mine who pokes fun at the chinese when he says in his best chinese accent "Looks like picture". I think that a lot of this junk from china is close but no air medals. Looks to be constructed using photographs rather than honest engineering drawings.
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