I have to ask how the timing device could have been damaged from bottoming out the suspension at 70 mph? Very unlikely for a simple and robust device.
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
I completely reread the thread again as well.
In post #109, you (the OP) definitely got the engine to run at nearly normal rpm's by slightly advancing the timing.
This piece of data CANNOT be dismissed. It is the only condition whereby the engine would climb in rpms.
The reason the engine won't make power is the fact that the timing is late.
If the IP is timed properly (that's no certainty), then you MUST replace the timing device. I understand that you believe it to be functioning fine, but you MISSED something in there.
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