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

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think you need to take off the timing cover
plate to check the timing chain.  Stick a screwdriver
or rod through the number one spark plug hole and see
if the piston is at top dead center when the timing
mark indicates 0.

If it is still rising or falling at TDC, your chain
has jumped at least one sprocket.

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA


--- d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> the timing jumping one tooth could VERY well be the
> problem. remember when i first got the car, it had 4
> bent pushrods, 2 grenaded lifters? the valvetrain
> was
> real messed up. it had sticking valves and all. the
> guy i got it from said they tried to start it once
> and
> then gave up after it had been sitting for ever.
> valves stick, pushrods bend, grenade lifters, jump a
> tooth on the timing? sounds pretty logical to me.
> guess its time to tear the front off and see. the
> distributor is good. i had pulled it once to make
> sure
> it was right. it affected it NONE. i put it one
> tooth
> each way to see what it did. nothing. it is now back
> in the original position now. with the timing light,
> i
> got the timing dead on where my 62 tsm says its
> suposed to be. (using 62 as i dont have a 65 and im
> assuming they didnt change specs like that on the
> engine.) so, i am not goin to any shows this
> weekend.
> guess i will be tearing a front end apart off that
> motor to find out. i am still open to any other
> ideas
> that i may not have tried. so far thats the only
> thing
> i have seen anyone say that i have not tried. 
> 
> dave stohler
> http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules
> 
> 
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