5 Liter Eater

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Cross posting from 3rd gen:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...y-oil-pan.html

Briou

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You may want to pull the valve covers and take a look....Not too sure what it could be though...

5 Liter Eater

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Definitely pulling the covers tonight as well as going through the drained oil and filter.

KCS

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Any spacers under the Jesels?

JS01

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Thats pretty small.... only thing I can even think of that small is this but still dont think this is it....

LLLosingit

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Is that a split ring or solid in the picture? Edit: I found other pictures and that is a split ring retainer... That has my vote JS01

Randy WS6

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It might be a timing chain link

5 Liter Eater

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Everything in the valve train is intact, split rings on all the rockers.

Jez now that you mention it, it could be part of a timing chain link. ****...

5 Liter Eater

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Damnit! I just had the cradle down to rebuild the turbos. And just before that to pin the balancer. ****!

Randy WS6

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It might not be the chain . Find a old one and compare it first

5 Liter Eater

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The ID doesn't jive with the outer link but the inner links likely have a bigger ID. The thickness of one of the inner links is within .001" of this piece.





Going to pull the intake and valley pan and I should be able to get a decent look at the chain.

Ari G

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If you have a double roller,the oil pump needs to be cleranced on the back or the chain will make contact and come apart,did you see a drop in oil pressure before?

Seen this before and only thing left of that motor was the balancer...

5 Liter Eater

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The pump was spaced with spacers that came with the timing set and the cover clearanced. Oil pressure seems fine.

Ari G

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Even with the spacers it still will touch if not cleranced

Randy WS6

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Did you build the motor from scratch or did you get the motor already built, It could have been in the engine from a previous build, different brand chains may have different link sizes, Just a thought .

5 Liter Eater

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It's an HKE short block that I put together. The chain was brand new although I don't remember the brand right now. It's been running for about a year now.

KCS

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This is what I was thinking...the edge of a shim shown in the bottom of the photo. Just a WAG though.

Randy WS6

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I found this , Does it look something like the piece, Read below the pic on how it broke !!!

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/e...photo_11.html#

[URL="http://http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp_1008_dick_landy_484_hemi_engine/photo_11.html#"]

5 Liter Eater

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No shims under the Jesel setup.

Didn't work on it tonight. Should have the intake and valley cover off this weekend and will take a look at the chain.

5 Liter Eater

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Well, found it.


Plus this other guy getting ready to give up the ghost.


Thanks to Randy for saving my motor!!!