i just changed my timing chain, and my car feels very smooth, much more so than before. however, it seems to have lost its gusto. smooth, but i can give it WOT and it accelerates like a toyota tercell.

anything common that would have caused this??

maybe need timing adjusted??

thanks.

 

I would say timing. Was adjusted for bad chain, and it could be out now. If nothing else, check it. Shouldnt cost you much.

 

timing

 

Yeah, it's gotta be your timing.

As your old chain was probably severely stretched, that put your camshaft slightly out-of-phase with the crankshaft. You got by with "bad timing" because you likely had your distributor timed to compensate for the chain stretch. Now that you've got a good chain on, the cam should back in phase. Since the distributor is driven off of the camshaft, it would make sense that your timing is now "out-of-phase"--it's still set for compensatory timing when it doesn't need to be.

I'm not an expert in ignition timing, though. So unless you get specific advice, the best that I can tell you is to experiment with it until you've got the power that you want and the engine temperature is acceptable.

 

the guy in the tech general forum say i put it back together a tooth off, i like you guys way better

do you think they could be right?

if so, can i just compensate for it somehow? like with timing?

im scared guys. haha

 

Before you go and believe something like that, just check the timing. Simplest solutions first. Buy a timing light if you don't have one..they come in big handy. You can get them decently priced at the auto parts shops...the Actron ones, etc. But personally, I'd spend the extra for a Craftsman....I hear they're actually much more accurate. Your timing should be at 10 degrees stock...12 if you want a little extra pep..you SHOULD be able to run 87 octane still on 12 degrees.

I don't see how a chain itself could be off by a tooth....? As far as I know, all adjustments and everything are on the two sprockets, and there's no special marks to line up, etc. on the chain itself. But I could be wrong..anyone feel free to correct me!

 

My cloyes could go on I belive 3 diff ways.

It could be "one tooth off" if the two marks were not aligned properly when installing. Being both marks need to be vertical along with the center point of both. If not, then one would be "outta sink" with the other.

I would check timing first.