I think its beyond what I have tools and room for....anyone know roughly what this job costs or how many hours are given for it by chiltons?

thanks in adavnce..

also, is it ok to drive it noisey?

What they said earlier....

thank you ol timer but i am looking for someone who knows for sure or has the labor from the manual....

it is not a knock, ive heard bad chains before and they are very distinguishable, i was in the used car business for a few years

Sure if you want a possible Conn Rod to go through the block! Or how about ALL the Valves bending & maybe punching holes through Pistons?

ANY QUESTIONS?

As for labour time a Series I was about 6 hours. A Series II should be longer, but not by much.

I believe if you have air tools you can do it in a couple hours. I believe Jr's3800 said he did his in pretty good time, and saved money. A shop will rape you on the labor. I don't know for sure but I've heard from various people a shop would charge around $600.

I have a 95' SSEi. Had an oil leak coming from the timing chain cover ay 170,000 miles. The Pontiac dealer quoted $700.00 to replace the chain and fix the seal. Had a local mechanic look at it, he told me the chain looked brand new, replaced the timing chain cover gasket, fixed the oil leak all for under $400.00. Moral of the story, are you sure it'* your timing chain?, and get a second opinion. I did and it saved me a lot of money. Good Luck.

a timing chain is very simple if you have a weekend to do it in