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Originally posted by tcane
My timing chain at 2mm valve opening with 17.5 to 18 degrees ATDC of stretch (13.5 is normal) had these operating characteristics:
started easily
ran smoothly
loss of power up hills
slower than normal acceleration
on a flat road would cruise at 70mph, but slowed down up almost any hill
excessive black smoke out of exhaust on start-up and warm-up
excessive black smoke when the accelerator was opened to full open position or close to
fuel efficiency dropped
Hope this helps!
Tom
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Thanks Tom. That last one is what got me. The fuel efficiency. I have this inexplicable poor mileage. After reading the other post about timing and top vs. low end torque, I have a lot of top end torque. I don't know if the low is missing any because if it is it was that way when I got the car. I'm going to check the valve timing and see what comes up.
Frank.