I just bought the truck so I do not have manuals on it yet. Does it have a timing chain or belt or just the serpentine belt?

How hard are both to change?

Northsea

 

Timing chain..

 

Isn't that timing chains (2) on the V8's?

 

The V-8's have chains. You really shouldn't need to replace them. If you needed to for some reason, you have to pull the front cover off to get to them. It isn't difficult, but it is time consuming. When I put PI heads on my 80K engine, I was very surprised at how little wear there was on the chain guides.

The serpentine belt is pretty easy to change. You just need to relieve the tension created by the belt tensioner and slip the old belt off. I believe there is a sticker on the radiator shroud that shows the correct routing.

I went with a goodyear gatorback belt and have been much happier with it that what the factory used.

 

Thanks for the help.
Where did you get this belt?

As far as the chains does this mean I should never have to replace the timing chains? Is this something I should never need to replace?

Northsea

 

I got mine at Autozone. I think it was a 4080990, but I'm not 100% positive on that number.

I don't think you should have to replace the timing chains under normal circumstances. Since they are metal chains, the won't stretch or wear out like a rubber timing belt.

Maybe you'd need to replace the chain guides, but I think you would need many hundreds of thousands of miles before you'd need to be concerned about that.