Well, the saga continues, with a surprising turn - it's mistimed. Like 25 degrees advanced! Easy to fix, but... how did the timing get that far off? it had just been tuned up, with timing set correctly. It ran okay for about a week, and then suddenly failed. I explicitly checked the distributor and it was tight, so I didn't even bother checking the timing - just the points - which were okay. These things don't have those damn timing belts - it's all gear driven. Maybe the distributor gear missing teeth? (For those who haven't been following this saga as closely as I - my '80 engine suddenly started idling really rough, stalling out, etc. The engine has had its heads recently pulled, valves lapped, sealing rings replaced, timed and tuned. I couldn't find anything wrong. Took it by a local mechanic who said it was running rich and I needed a new air flow meter! I ran electrical tests on the meter - it passed, and didn't seem to be sticking or anything.) -rick Rick Gordon Bainbridge Island, WA, USA ------------------------------------- rickgo@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/rickgo/ finger for PGP public key fingerprint -------------------------------------
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