94'
Stupid interstate battery was dead, so went to Costco to replace it. Truck has been sitting for a couple of weeks, so check oil level, fine there, went to start and it kicked over and then heard a ping/clang right after I heard the timing chain rattle before the tensioner gets oil pressure.
Truck has 427k on the motor, I have always done all the PM on it, replaced the leaking oil pump seal, front main, and power steering pump and hoses a couple of months ago.
So I am figuring the chain broke or the tensioner.
Here is the question:
Chain, new ratcheting tensioner, full head gasket kit, water pump( mine is the original) etc is about 750 for the parts. I can pull the head and replace all the valve seals, regrind valves, change out head gasket and intake / exhaust gaskets etc.
Should I just do the timing chain and front of engine components and not do head gasket or go ahead and rock that out while I am in there? And what kind of time is involved, I am a 4 Nana mechanic, can handle just about anything except for machining.
Stupid interstate battery was dead, so went to Costco to replace it. Truck has been sitting for a couple of weeks, so check oil level, fine there, went to start and it kicked over and then heard a ping/clang right after I heard the timing chain rattle before the tensioner gets oil pressure.
Truck has 427k on the motor, I have always done all the PM on it, replaced the leaking oil pump seal, front main, and power steering pump and hoses a couple of months ago.
So I am figuring the chain broke or the tensioner.
Here is the question:
Chain, new ratcheting tensioner, full head gasket kit, water pump( mine is the original) etc is about 750 for the parts. I can pull the head and replace all the valve seals, regrind valves, change out head gasket and intake / exhaust gaskets etc.
Should I just do the timing chain and front of engine components and not do head gasket or go ahead and rock that out while I am in there? And what kind of time is involved, I am a 4 Nana mechanic, can handle just about anything except for machining.