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390 - Timing Chain Check Question
By Ralph Wasielewski - 10/15/2001 11:47:31 AM; IP 12.13.248.14
Is there an easy way to check if the timing chain has jumped? Here's what I done so far:

I resently bought a 64 Tbird that does not have the factory engine. It does have a 390 engine, just not the original Tbird configuration.

It ran poorly and I noticed the spark plug wires were one hole off all around the distributor cap. Also, the ground wire in the distributor was replaced with something home made and was installed in a way that would not allow the vacuum advance to pull in. I put the #1 piston in TDC ( using a method a read in this forum) and could see that the distributor bug was pointing mostly to the wrong plug, the previous cylinder in the firing order,#8 I think. I put the plug wires back to their correct positions (as indicated on the manifold - another tip I read in this forum) on the cap and reset the distributor to point to #1. It felt like it was two teeth off. It starts and runs much better but I want to check if its was something the previous owner(s) had botched or combination of problems gone from bad to worse until I found the wire interfering with the vacuum advance.
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Collapse <b>390 - Timing Chain Check Question</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Ralph Wasielewski, <i>10/15/2001</i></font>390 - Timing Chain Check Question -- Ralph Wasielewski, 10/15/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8698&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8698" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Timing Chain Check Question</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>richard, <i>10/15/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8698', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8698') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Timing Chain Check Question -- richard, 10/15/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8707&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8707" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Timing Chain Check Question</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mel Clark, <i>10/15/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8707', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8707') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Timing Chain Check Question -- Mel Clark, 10/15/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8800&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8800" onclick="return false;">390 - Cloyes Sprocket Question</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Skip C., <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8800', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8800') }); </script>  390 - Cloyes Sprocket Question -- Skip C., 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8802&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8802" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Cloyes Sprocket Question</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Bob, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8802', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8802') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Cloyes Sprocket Question -- Bob, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8803&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8803" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Cloyes Sprocket Question</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Skip C., <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8803', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8803') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Cloyes Sprocket Question -- Skip C., 10/18/2001
 RE: 390 - Cloyes Sprocket Question -- Bob, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8715&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8715" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Timing Chain Check Question</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Ralph Wasielewski, <i>10/16/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8715', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8715') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Timing Chain Check Question -- Ralph Wasielewski, 10/16/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8717&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8717" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Timing Chain Check Question</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Bob, <i>10/16/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8717', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8717') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Timing Chain Check Question -- Bob, 10/16/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8725&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8725" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Timing Chain</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mel Clark, <i>10/16/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8725', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8725') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Timing Chain -- Mel Clark, 10/16/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8745&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8745" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Timing Chain</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Ralph Wasielewski, <i>10/17/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8745', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8745') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Timing Chain -- Ralph Wasielewski, 10/17/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8760&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8760" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Timing Chain</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mel Clark, <i>10/17/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8760', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8760') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Timing Chain -- Mel Clark, 10/17/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8818&Reply=8695><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8818" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 - Timing Chain</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>10/19/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8818', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8818') }); </script>  RE: 390 - Timing Chain -- Tom, 10/19/2001
 RE: 390 - Timing Chain -- Mel Clark, 10/19/2001
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