Have you had a timing chain break!?

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Have you had a timing chain break!?

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09-12-2001, 04:45 PM

mplafleur

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The chain that broke has a mark on each link. The mark is:

JWIS

Is this an after market chain?

Looking at the broken link, doe the hole for the pin seem unusaully large?

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