Red Sleeper
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Please dont SHOOT!!!!
I did my searching about it and didnt find a damn thing. My cousin has a 98 12v 5 spd, 4x4, etc. He went to do the KDP block off and noticed that there was blue RTV already around the timing cover, as if someone had been in there. He is third owner but was unable to ask too much, guy who had it before him passed away.
Anyways, he took off the cover and the pin was gone... Ok, they were already in there and took it out or something. He was cleaning the timing housing of RTV and noticed a crack on the upper left side of the housing. He said only the housing is cracked, he couldnt find any other cracks, he looked below the freeze plugs and nothing.
My questions, the pin was just used in assembly to line up parts right? Nothing critical if its gone.... Right?
The Timing housing, I told him just take it off and heli-arc it. Is this a big no no? We figure worst case the bolt hole dont quite line up and we have to fill the gap with RTV or something due to warpage.
Thanks in Advance
Nick
I did my searching about it and didnt find a damn thing. My cousin has a 98 12v 5 spd, 4x4, etc. He went to do the KDP block off and noticed that there was blue RTV already around the timing cover, as if someone had been in there. He is third owner but was unable to ask too much, guy who had it before him passed away.
Anyways, he took off the cover and the pin was gone... Ok, they were already in there and took it out or something. He was cleaning the timing housing of RTV and noticed a crack on the upper left side of the housing. He said only the housing is cracked, he couldnt find any other cracks, he looked below the freeze plugs and nothing.
My questions, the pin was just used in assembly to line up parts right? Nothing critical if its gone.... Right?
The Timing housing, I told him just take it off and heli-arc it. Is this a big no no? We figure worst case the bolt hole dont quite line up and we have to fill the gap with RTV or something due to warpage.
Thanks in Advance
Nick