Expert: Roland Finston - 9/23/2011

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QUESTION: do you have to rotate the cams clock wise or counterclock wise i tried counter clock wise but every time try to crank it sounds like the valves are open and no compression and timing chains shows out of time again i am stumped on what to do next . It broke the timing chain that is the reason we are changing it.    THANKS

ANSWER: Hi Tim,
Are you aware that this engine is an 'interference' type (e.g. the valves are not free-wheeling) so that when the timing chain broke it may have resulted in valve damage? That may explain the problem.
But in any case, if you want to install the new timing chain, if you don't already have the procedure as shown in the Chrysler shop manual, then let me copy that off a CD that I have for the '04 manual and attach that to an email that I will send to you. To do that I need to know your email address which I don't normally get from Allexperts. Ask a new question so that you can click on the 'keep question private' box. Then enter your email address in the test area. If you don't make it private then the email will be erased. I will copy and mail the instructions right back to you.
Roland

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QUESTION: thanks  

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I am not clear: do you want the pages? If so, then you do have to ask a NEW question and specifically tell me the email address in the text. You do have to tell the Allexperts site your address but I don't see that unless you send me a new question, "private" option checked, and tell me too.