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Old 08-13-2007, 01:41 PM
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Re: '95 Buick Riviera Supercharged Engine Knocking

It was the racket (like you describe) that led me to believe it was my timing chain. So I decided to take off the front cover and inspect it.

In the process I found that the harmonic balancer had come apart. When the rubber in the balancer disintegrates, the timing changes AND there is a terrible noise.
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