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Re: 3.9l Dodge, killed valve train by broken timing chain.
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 5/17/2002

Hi B.j.,

There are two important factors that make it easier to understand what happened to this engine. Since the valve springs are putting a considerable load (drag) on the camshaft, any looseness in the chain (or belt) will cause it to lag behind the cran... Login to read more.