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Old 12-17-2014, 07:13 PM   #17
san rensho
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Originally Posted by Jamesp View Post
You might ask Jake if he will part with a couple of his master link chains so you can cut yours out and replace them with new without the inconvenience of removing and completely disassembling the engine. It may be stretched (read that worn) chains contributing as much or more to the rattle than weak tensioners.
Wow. Thanks for tHe tip, but I have to say Im not that ambitious. Many many of 986 and 996 motors rattle on startup but apparently there is no correlation between start up rattle and engine failure. Its one of the quirks of the brand, like when I had Alfa Romeos, the synchros were horrible, but you learned how to double clutch and they drove wonderfully.
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