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Hey Scott thanks for the response.. I guessed and gapped them at 15 thou, it did quite it down a bit but didn't do much for power. Besides the low compression I'm starting to think the timing chain jumped a tooth. The adjustment on the distributor is all the way to one side and if you move it even slightly it won't run at all. I'm thinking the tensioner failed and the chain slipped.
  • Posted 11 Jun 2022 21:54
  • By Savageone
  • joined 20 Nov'18 - 5 messages
  • Michigan, United States

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