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Old 04-30-2015, 11:07 AM   #9
aruss99
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Re: 1971 C-10 knocking sound and not reving past 3000 RPM

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Originally Posted by AirSpeed View Post
You need to make sure of the problem first, you need to get number one cylinder to top dead center on the compression stroke then check the rotor to see if it's pointed to the wire on the cap that goes to number one. If it's not then chances are your gears have slipped. Unless you've pulled the distributor recently and got it back in wrong or it's been turned. If the distributor has only been turned the rotor should still be pointed to where number one would normally be. To change the chain and gears you'll have to pull the water pump and timing chain cover, it's fairly simple if you take your time and should cost you less than $100.
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Ok, thanks for telling me how to do that. Do I just pull the cap off of the distributer to see where the rotor is pointing? Trying to learn as much as I can. All of this help is very much appreciated
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