Oh FLIPP!! I screwed something up! Timeing chain

[Trails4life]

Okay, so I had a tick so I left it over night to cool off, this morning I adjusted the valves and then fired her up. Was sounding a lot better, but still a slight tap. I let it idle and then unscrewed the timeing chain bolt a little bit, and then it started to slap loud, (note, I only loosened it maybe one turn) I then tightened it back up but it kept slapping. So I hit the kill switch, and then tried to start it up again....no go.:cry:

I am kinda new to working on engines, so I am afraid to just start taking things apart. But I sure could use some ideas!

Note - I am supposed to go to the dunes in just over a week!!!:cool: Gotta get it fixed!!

[money89tractors]

Sounds like you let the timing chain slide (wheel inside the head that guides the timing chain) fall, which allowed the timing chain to jump teeth.

-Phil

[Erics350x]

you'll have to pull the timing cover and set the chain

[Trails4life]

How hard is this gonna be? Like on experience level? Because like I said I am new to all of this. I have a manuel and I will read it, but I just don't wanna break anything (more)

[Erics350x]

just take your time and double check the timing marks

[Trails4life]

Okay, thanks a lot!
I will post my results. May they good or bad..

[Trails4life]

I pulled off the timing cover and the chain seemed to be nice and firm. Looks to be brandnew aswell. I put it all back together and try to kick start it, did not work. I tried to push start it and it fired right up. But would not idle. I pushed started it again and topped out 3rd gear and then brought it down to neutral and idled just fine. But it is till tinging pretty bad. But atleast it starts now!

[Twilight]

theres a O mark on the cam and then on the cam holder theres a mark to line it up with.

when you lined that up, was the timing marks correct under the bottom end?

do you have a manual?