Most folks get to experience symptoms first as the nylon teeth wear down, like erratic valve timing that causes their engines to run like s**t instead of going to h**l. Sorry to hear about your tough break. One of the really great things about having a quiet running engine is you can hear when things start to go wrong. -- David "Dave" <Wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxx To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> et> cc: Sent by: Subject: Re: IML: 3 bolt timing sets. mailing-list-owner@imper ialclub.com 02/22/2005 08:31 PM Please respond to mailing-list Of course, they would also fall apart, and if you were unlucky, the pieces wound up between the teeth of the oil pump, jamming it up and twisting the drive shaft. Ask me how I know. David C. Wilker Jr. USAF (RET) Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. - Harold S. Hulbert ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Whitney" <david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 8:20 PM Subject: Re: IML: 3 bolt timing sets. > Also please note, aesthetically, that the nylon gears did what they were > intended to do -- they reduced engine noise. Different gear = more noise. > You may want to consider putting nylon gear replacement on your > 60,000-mile > maintenance schedule or it will almost certainly go on your unscheduled > maintenance schedule. > > -- David > > > > "mike sutton" > <mikanlin62@xxxxxxxxxx> To: > <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent by: cc: > mailing-list-owner@imper Subject: Re: IML: 3 > bolt timing sets. > ialclub.com > > > 02/22/2005 07:49 PM > Please respond to > mailing-list > > > > > > > One caveat regarding the use of the 3 bolt timing set, unless you really > want to replace the cam and lifters, you wont be able to use the 3 bolt > cam > > gear on the single bolt cam. You can get a double row timing set such as > a > > Cloyes brand, or any other for that matter, in a single bolt and it will > be > > plenty strong and long lasting for years to go. > > Mikey > 62 Crown Coupe > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm