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    i've new points, cap, rotor & condenser. rewired the coil, timed it but it till runs poorly, no power, misfiring. this started happenning w/o warning. ran great for sixty + miles down the hwy. parked it. went to bed. woke up the next morn'n and it crawled to where i meet my commuter bus. then on my way home it crawled for about 20 minutes than started cruis'n great. next day same thing.
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    2 easy things to check.........fire (the points may have closed up) fuel (check the filter and the pick-up screen in the tank)
    sometimes problems pop up that are co-incidental and un-related to work you have just carried out.........
    regards; Dave
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    BTW Where is John C. when you need him

    thats an inside joke fellas
    regards; Dave
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    thanks, my glass in line fuel filter tells me fuel is flowing, points were gapped at 10 and 12 with no change. i even pulled the vacuum advance off. it seem to be tight so i lubed the lingage. when vacuum is applied and held the lingage moves in and stays so i feel the diaphram is good to go. when i disconnect the vacuum line it didn't make much of a difference. when in nuetral it revs but put it in gear and try to go and it feels like it's running on 2 cylinders. would it even start if the timing chain slipped?
    Last edited by scott; 10-31-2006 at 09:07 PM.
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    Have you set the tappets lately? You may have valves that are not seating.

    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by landi41
    BTW Where is John C. when you need him

    thats an inside joke fellas
    Ta Daaaaa!
    You rang sir?

    John

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    i did adjust 'em a few hundred miles ago. i guess i should check to make sure the lock nuts are tight and they're still adjusted correctly. but doesn't a stuck valve have a noticable tapping sound tht is easily tracked to the affected cylinder? thanks

    checked the valves. small adjustments made. nothing way off. still won't idle, won't fire on all four.
    Last edited by scott; 11-02-2006 at 04:10 PM.
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    looks like a compression test is in your future. Possible head gasket problem. but before you get that far check for spark at all the plugs it might be new wires and plugs are needed.
    John
    Last edited by a109; 11-02-2006 at 09:27 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by a109
    Ta Daaaaa!
    You rang sir?

    John
    Yes i did..........and i see you answered
    regards; Dave
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    You might want to check your spark plug leads and your coil to distributor lead. I had a cracked lead from the coil that gave me intermitant power problems. It was shorting out against a metal clip. It would hesitate, then run fine. New lead....no problem. Good luck. Brian

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