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Old 01-01-2019, 08:02 PM   #2
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Is this the model with the timing chain stretch issues ?. Some Alloytec engines had issues I believe. Have no idea about the gearbox stuff but I have a 1984 Honda Accord too that I bought as a runaround late in 2016 off a bloke who owned a VE SS and a VE V6 that his wife drove .

He said since he'd had the V6 he'd done the chain twice that tends to stretch . Don't know if you could check for that too before you buy . The VE isn't a bad looker though and I think that otherwise they drive really well ..

Have a quick squizz at this on that matter to consider just in case .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtEVfUQgCsM ...This vid shows the change over to new components when the chain fails

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZyehWKDV-Y ... I think in this regard the ol' inline Barra is in front .The 3.6 V6 seems a lot more prone to this than the older 3.8 units so I've been told . The bloke I bought the Accord off told me that he had no such issues with a VT with the 3.8 V6 and he had it for a long time . The one you are looking at might not be one of the troublesome ones though but just keep it in mind .

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