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Old 21-07-2003   #11 (Post Link)
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:<hr /><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Stori:
<strong> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:<hr /><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by speedy:
<strong> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:<hr /><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Stori:
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Hopefully with the new GM-FIAT V6 which will use a cam chain, these extremely costly and totaly unnecessary engine failures, will be a thing of the not very pleasant past</strong><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dont bank on it as GM are having problems with CAM CHAINS Snapping eek! eek! on there 2.2 engines and Chain Guides wearing on there smaller engines too</strong><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Where are these GM engines manufactured?
[/url]</strong><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They are made in either Germany or Mexico

The main fault is that the journals supplying oil to the chains and guides are very small and block easily which is`nt helped by the 20,000 miles service intervals on them eek!

Keep you pedal to the metal
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