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Old 06-04-2004, 06:32 AM
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If it is an older engine, and the timing is very eractic, you could have a timing chain problem.

With the dist. cap removed, use a breaker bar and turn the engine back and forth watching the rotor. If there is a lot of play in the crank, you could have a bad chain. On a scope this will have the "Snake" effect in the timing. Hard to time and will run like crap.

Just a thought.
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