Timing Belts vs. Timing Chains

Timing Belts vs. Timing Chains

Timing belts are more common today, while timing chains were more popular during the reign of the V-8.

How do you stay in time? That’s a loaded question.

But in this case, we’re talking about keeping the camshaft and the crankshaft in time. When these two are out of sync, bad things tend to happen.

This video is sponsored by The Pronto Network.     

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