[DMCForum] Re: One nit-picky question
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[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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