Todays little project... March 18, 2011, 08:33:17 PM Once upon a time there was a 2000 Cavalier, nice little car ran great. Then the day came when the wife purchased a new Cobalt, and the Cavalier was given to her son to drive to college. A couple years go by, and her son calls and says the car make a grinding noise and stalled. He says it will not restart, he had a mechanic look it over and was told the engine was junk, nothing he could do. So anyway the car sat at his wife's parents house for about a year. The wife kept asking what he was gonna do with it, and he kept saying he didn't know, maybe sell it. So I told the wife to ask him if he would trade it for our old big screen projection tv. Anyway we made the deal and had it towed to our garage and after a couple hours of cussing at the stupid front wheel drive , this is what we found. Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #1 – March 18, 2011, 08:34:41 PM Fix it and drive it. I want it. Bring it to me. I'll give you my 32inch flat screen. Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #2 – March 18, 2011, 08:47:48 PM Oh it's gonna be fixed, just waiting for some money coming next week. I'll drive it while I'm fixing the Sport.:D Never seen a timing chain break before....lol.:hick: Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #3 – March 18, 2011, 08:50:36 PM I have. I had one snap on my '77 T-Bird. It had a 351W. I heard some BAD noises, the car was done. I had no idea what it was. I tore the front off and there it was....Glad it was fixable. Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #4 – March 18, 2011, 09:06:25 PM Quote from: cougarman;355769 Never seen a timing chain break before....lol.:hick: make sure the cam and the crank turns freely before you replace anythingNick Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #5 – March 18, 2011, 09:07:36 PM ...A car for a TV......sounds like you made out like a bandit on that deal, even better that's it's very fixable. I'm with you on the FWD stuff, I just got a '94 Escort for a DD, neat little car, and very very good on gas (almost double my Mark VII) but working on it sucks, to change the #4 spark plug I have to loosen the alternator and slide it back, and remove some hoses and clamps that are bolted to the alt...... Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #6 – March 18, 2011, 09:24:37 PM Quote from: Blown306Cougar;355773make sure the cam and the crank turns freely before you replace anythingNick Well I know the crank turns nice, I'll have to check the cam, thanks.Quote from: vinnietbird;355770I have. I had one snap on my '77 T-Bird. It had a 351W. I heard some BAD noises, the car was done. I had no idea what it was. I tore the front off and there it was....Glad it was fixable. Really? I've seen the old "fiber" gears break, but not a chain. Quote from: 20thanniver-ls;355774...A car for a TV......sounds like you made out like a bandit on that deal, even better that's it's very fixable. I'm with you on the FWD stuff, I just got a '94 Escort for a DD, neat little car, and very very good on gas (almost double my Mark VII) but working on it sucks, to change the #4 spark plug I have to loosen the alternator and slide it back, and remove some hoses and clamps that are bolted to the alt......Yea, I hate fwd, but it;s a good car, at least it was, and it was basically free. Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #7 – March 18, 2011, 09:44:17 PM Hell, for the cost of repairs and a TV, you didn't get hurt very bad...I'd drive it lol Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #8 – March 18, 2011, 09:46:34 PM I have never seen one break either , I have seen them jump, and have so much slack it could be removed with out removing the gears though Looks like you made out good on the deal to me . Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #9 – March 18, 2011, 09:47:43 PM Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;355783Hell, for the cost of repairs and a TV, you didn't get hurt very bad...I'd drive it lolLooks to be about $60 in parts and the tv was about 11 yrs. old, haven't used it in over a year.:D Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #10 – March 27, 2011, 09:19:14 AM Here's a before and after pic...car runs great now. :D Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #11 – March 27, 2011, 10:40:41 AM oh,, so the timing chain came with the tensioner pads as well,i see the pads missing on the before pics.did the old pad debris find its way down in the pan?your lucky its not an interferance motor and crashed a valve. Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #12 – March 27, 2011, 10:41:42 AM nevermind, i see the old pad. Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #13 – March 27, 2011, 11:39:53 AM Probably is some in the pan, but I'm not pulling the motor for it...lol. Had to buy the chain, tensioner and gasket all seperate..go figure....lol.Just wondering what happened first, did the tensioner break taking out the chain or did the chain break taking out the tensioner??. Quote Selected
Todays little project... Reply #14 – March 27, 2011, 12:29:16 PM ok,, so whatcha got in it now? gonna sell, this is the deal of the century Quote Selected
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