How do you konw if you have a double roller or not. How would it look compare to a stock steel timing set. Would the timing chain be tight with little to no play or would it have a lot of play. I am asking because I just changed the front cover on my car and it had a replacement timing set, but the odd thing was that the cam button was still the stock one and it did not have a tensor on it. I been having some problems with the car and a loose chain might expan things. Also what would a loose chain effect on the car.
double roller timing chain
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FastRegalWE2
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first off, the double roller will have 2 rows of "teeth" vs the single row of the stock set. If it is a DR, there should NOT be a tensioner in there. There should NOT be much if any play in the chain. You would prob have a stumble with slack in the chain[
Thanks guys, it did look kind of stange there. the last owner did some things to the car that I am having to fix myself. I did upgrade the cam button with a new one. I dont konw why they left the stock one on, who ever did the timing chain. THat goes to show you dont ever turst anyone to do a job right on your car.
A loose or stretched chain would cause the cam's timing to be retarded a few degrees. Last timing set I did, I used a degree wheel and found that the timing of the cam was advanced 4* w/ the marks straight up and down. I was glad that the True Roller gear set I had would allow 4* of adjustment either way.
