timing chain
Americannoun
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With a single, in-block cam, one timing chain and two valves per cylinder, Godzilla is so primitive it’s practically primeval.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
If the timing chain slips or breaks—which is inevitable given enough time—the pistons will hit the valves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Lastly, if I ever got near 100,000 miles, I would service the timing chain assembly, pre-emptively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
He’s struggling through a divorce and living out of the back of his truck, which needs a new timing chain.
From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2016
It was an Overland Whippet with a loose timing chain.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar
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