I have the Haynes manual, and I agree ..it is probably more cost effective to just replace all of them and be done with it. I'll see about returning the followers I had purchased, and ordering a set from Fastlane. The savings will pay for more than enough beer to get this job done.

I will hold off on the timing chain related adventures until I can tell if the followers solved the issue.

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