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Old December 12th, 2019, 07:14 AM
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Need to find a shop.

Anyone from the Boston area (south shore) know of an reputable engine rebuilder who will not only rebuild the engine but will remove it and put it back in. Since it is so much work to properly change a timing chain I might as well do a rebuild. I do not have the time or the space to change out the engine myself. My alternative is to sell a nonrunning piece of **** or call the junkyard to haul it away.
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Old December 12th, 2019, 07:32 AM
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If you have a buddy that's good with a wrench offer him free beer and pizza one weekend and you could get the timing chain swapped in a day, maybe 2 tops.
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Old December 12th, 2019, 07:41 AM
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I can do the chain myself but I don't know the condition of the rest of the engine. The crank rotates around 7 degrees before the distributor moves, plus I would like to go to some higher performance parts, nothing crazy just go higher than 9:1 comp and a bit more aggressive cam. There is a reputable shop less than two miles away but I have to deliver the engine to him then pick it up.
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