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thelawdoc · 11-29-2014, 08:36 PM

Wow, Lug. You are probably the first to open that up since the truck left the factory. Mine was pretty clean, obviously because it was recently done. I had no pressing reason to get into mine. My timing was off due to my balancer beginning to separate, but I decided to have a look-see at the gears and clean up my cover since I was already there. Fortunately for me, the gears are new and it was just my balancer. Bought a new one from Parts Geek. Any ideas what I might do with the old one? Somehow it just does not feel right to toss it in the trash. Paperweight? Clock face?

Yeah, I do not know exactly how I will center the cover. I do not have such a crank socket. I will have to think about that.

11-29-2014, 08:36 PM	#18
thelawdoc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Brooklyn New York Posts: 324	Re: How to change gasket: Timing cover I6-250 Wow, Lug. You are probably the first to open that up since the truck left the factory. Mine was pretty clean, obviously because it was recently done. I had no pressing reason to get into mine. My timing was off due to my balancer beginning to separate, but I decided to have a look-see at the gears and clean up my cover since I was already there. Fortunately for me, the gears are new and it was just my balancer. Bought a new one from Parts Geek. Any ideas what I might do with the old one? Somehow it just does not feel right to toss it in the trash. Paperweight? Clock face? Yeah, I do not know exactly how I will center the cover. I do not have such a crank socket. I will have to think about that.