the chain on the oil pump of my 86 300 sdl broke 30 seconds after i started it in my garage one morning ...... and i'll be damned if i can figure out how to replace .... and YES i did try to search for it but cant seem to find any how or dyi notes on it .....

it was running so nicely i decided to replace some minor things like hoses & belts and when i started it up this awful noise ...rattle rattle bang ... i shut it off and removed to oil pan inspection plate to find parts of the chain AND the chain laying in the btm .... i removed all the stuff i could off the front of the engine ( since i already had most of it off to change the water pump etc. ) assuming there was a cover lurking there but found nothing ....

i dont see any plate or cover you can remove to get @ the oil pump & timing chain .... how the heck do you access it ...... i sure hope i'm wrong becuz it looks like you need to remove the head and everything to get @ it ......

any ideas before i pull the rest of my hair out ...

thanks for the help .,...