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Old August 14th 06, 06:29 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
Ted Mittelstaedt
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Default timing


> wrote in message
ups.com...
> > Hello, i have a 1968 ford 302 and i'm having a little trouble with the
> > timing. First of all, the engine was recently rebuilt and i just got it
> > running. I cant get it to run well unless it is about 30 degrees
> > advance, where it pulls about 15 inches of vacum. According to the cam

>
> Sounds like the timing chain is off by a tooth.
>


I hope when they rebuilt it they put in steel cam chain sprockets, the
OEM ones were nylon-coated aluminum and were total crap.

Ted


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