Re: [Amc-list] no guts in the 287

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

That was my first thought too.
Timinig gear, nylon = skipped a tooth.

The bummer about the gen I engine is the gear is not available except for the specialty places.
The parts houses all show the chains as being the same as Gen II engines.
No gears though.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Graham, George W (GE Infra, Energy)" <george.graham@xxxxxx>
> I once had a '57 Chevy with a high-mile 283 in it with exactly these
> symptoms.  Turned out to be the timing chain had jumped only one cog on
> the cam gear, and stayed there.  I guess one cog is enough to get the
> valve timing hosed up enough to have no guts, but still idle somewhat
> OK.
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