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Old 12-23-2005, 01:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
The limit on the 603 is 4°. I'm not aware of any woodruff keys for this engine.
4 degrees of stretch is over 1% elongation, which means it is starting to damage the sprockets. It doesn't seem like a lot, but the limit is there for a reason. It doesn't matter how much timing adjustment is available, a stretched chain is eating up the sprockets in the engine (which are a lot more expensive than the chain).

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