Overheating In January

[BadSax]

For the record, my vote would be demonic possession...

That's always what's wrong with my Mark 8's

 

[Roadboss]

Of course we'll drink to that Joe!!

 

[Red Box Rebel]

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Hey! I'm the one with questions! You are the one not giving answers! LOL

You keep saying replacing the chains fixed your overheating problem and I keep asking HOW. Then YOU start calling everyone non-believers while asking us what was the problem. Whenever someone suggests something YOU become a non-believer telling us how it was before and is now after.

If it wasn't for the occasional car tech talk, your thread would belong in the Political forum!

All you have provided as an answer is FAITH.

I'm sorry but only my religion runs on faith.

My cars run on science; chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, hypotheses, theories and LAWS...

Not just any magical, mystery timing chain replacement can change that.

Sorry, but I cannot agree that this thread belongs in the political board. I had a problem and put it out there to be discussed and debated in search of an answer.

I tried explain to you what actions were taken before replacing the timing chains and further explained that none of the actions taken and suggestions made by the members resolved the overheating problem.

I replaced the chains and the overheating problem was resolved. That is not faith, but a rather legitimate trial and error method of trying to find out what will resolve a problem. I did not engage a priest, preacher or Shaman, I had the help of a friend that used to own his own auto repair shop and is also a hobbyist like me and many others here. This job was very difficult and really required two people because the engine needs to be rotated just to get the valve covers off.

His professional opinion was that the out-of-spec valve timing in the dual overhead cam Ford 4.6 can cause overheating. Now you may disagree with that opinion, but it is no call to insult and make the charge that this thread belongs on the political board. Quite frankly, I am not interested in your religious beliefs and how your religion runs on faith. Making the religious commentary was your attempt to make a political statement and was totally instigated by you without cause by me or any other contributor to this thread. Your intent was to insult rather than make a constructive disagreement. Save your political insults and commentary for the political boards.

I completely detailed everything that was done to remedy the overheating and eliminated each and every suggestion made by the members here. Additionally, everyone was respectfully thanked for their input and contributions to the thread.

So, even after eliminating each suggestion as a cause of the overheating, you refuse to believe that the timing chains can cause overheating if they are stretched and cause the valve timing to be out of spec. You are free to believe what you want and I will respect your right to disagree. But, once I have eliminated each of the suggested causes and report a cure to the overheating, I am told that the timing chains cannot possibly cause the overheating problem. It is for that reason that I then ask; So what did cause the problem and what resolved the problem? It is a fair and reasonable response to your stating unequivically that the timing chains could not have caused the problem.

If you are so certain that out of spec timing chains cannot cause overheating, then you should give the scientific explanation as to why it is impossible to cause the problem. I believe that the timing chains were the source of the problem because replacing them was the only action that resolved the problem after all other actions failed.

And, more importantly, if the timing chains did not cause or have anything to do with the overheating, then please tell me and the others reading this thread what was the source of the overheating and what cured the problem. It is a reasonable question that demands a reasonable answer without resorting to insults and the interjection of religious analogies.

Oh, I did not call everyone a non-believer, just you.

Each suggestion that was made was either already tried, or was tried after the suggestion were made, and none of them resolved the problem. Each suggestion certainly could have caused an overheating problem, but each one was eliminated as the source in this case.

After everything was tried and eliminated, we changed the timing chains and the problem was resolved. That is why I believe that out of spec timing chains can cause overheating on a 4.6 dual overhead cam engine with 235,000+ miles. Nothing magical or mysterious about that.

Presidents should lead and not insult!!!

 

[Ford nut]

I am sure what was posted was made in jest.

After everything was tried and eliminated, we changed the timing chains and the problem was resolved. That is why I believe that out of spec timing chains can cause overheating on a 4.6 dual overhead cam engine with 235,000+ miles. Nothing magical or mysterious about that.

Presidents should lead and not insult!!!

This statement demands faith.
I understand that you believe what you did fixed your overheating issue, and I understand why.

What is magical or mysterious is the fact that it is unorthodox to some of the members here who have a vast of experience with 4.6 dual overhead cam engine's.

Glad its fixed, enjoy your car.
Someday it might help someone who develops the same phenomenon.

 

[BadSax]

I did not engage a priest, preacher or Shaman

OMG, I totally want to find a Shaman now...

 

[chris2523]

my timing chains sound like a midget with a hammer in my engine on cold startup. i have nearly 200k, so they are clearly stretched. but it runs nice and cool, even in the summer.
so i am skeptical. and i have never seen this issue before.

i believe you fixed the real culprit, what ever it may be, when you had the engine apart for timing chain replacement.

 

[DLF]

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