I'm in the middle of changing-out a timing chain on a '71 318 for a very good friend, and I just ran into something that seems odd to me. (Note: This is the first 318 I've ever worked-on....)
New TC set is installed, but when I installed the oil slinger I noticed it rides in a shallow groove on the crank snout, and I couldn't help but think, "This is gonna flop all over the place! This can't be right!" (And, yes. It is loose there, and there is considerable play in...
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New TC set is installed, but when I installed the oil slinger I noticed it rides in a shallow groove on the crank snout, and I couldn't help but think, "This is gonna flop all over the place! This can't be right!" (And, yes. It is loose there, and there is considerable play in...
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