RE: [DMCForum] Re: One nit-picky question

["Travis Goodwin" <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it fell into the oil pan it would spend its life lounging there. I
never
saw it in or around the chains. I even turned the engine over a bunch of
times to verify there was nothing in there.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 9:40 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: One nit-picky question
> 
> It may not be critical to operation but you'll experience what we in
> the Navy call FOD. Foreign Object Damage.
> 
> Having a stray piece of metal drifting around in your timing chain
> cover riding the oil currents is probably not a good idea.
> 
> Ask the others though. I may be overstating the situation.
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote:
> > Okay, bare with me as I attempt to explain my situation.
> >
> > During my procedure of replacing the RS cam sprocket, I had to get
> into the
> > timing cover and push the piston back in to slacken the chain. That
> didn't
> > give me quite enough room so I removed the tensioning arm just
> below it.
> > This gave me the room I needed to slip the sprocket back on.
> >
> > However, when I took the tensioning arm off, I thought I heard the
> distinct
> > jingle of metal falling and hitting metal. I never saw anything and
> could
> > never figure out what fell. Apparently a washer that rests against
> the
> > engine block fell when I removed the tensioner.
> >
> > If you look at items 12, 13, and 14 you'll see my concern.
> >
> > http://www.usadmc.com/dmcstore/ViewDir.asp?PageID=9
<http://www.usadmc.com/dmcstore/ViewDir.asp?PageID=9&PageCat=1%>
&PageCat=1%
> 2DEngine
> >
> > My question is, how crucial is this little washer? Should I take
> the cover
> > off (oh jeez, not again) and reinstall it?
> 
> 
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