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    #16
    Muffler's next then. UGH!

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      #17
      O.K., GUYS. TIME TO HANG MY HEAD IN SHAME. I SAW A PIC OF A NEW HARMONIC BALANCER ON ROCK AUTO, AND IT GOT ME TO THINKING. I WENT INTO THE GARAGE, AND LOOKED AT THE OLD MOTOR ON THE STAND. I SANDED AWAY THE OLD PAINT, AND RUST, AND FOUND THE FACTORY PART NUMBER. IN A MOMENT OF CLARITY, I MEASURED FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF THE PART # , TO THE 10 BTDC MARK. I THEN WENT OUT TO THE CAR, FOUND THE NUMBER AND MEASURED THAT. WELL. LO AND BEHOLD, I HAD MARKED THE 20 BTDC MARK!!!! SO THIS WHOLE TIME I WAS RUNNING ADVANCED. THE BALANCER ON THE REPLACEMENT MOTOR HAD A DECENT AMOUNT OF RUST ON IT, AND I ONLY SAW THE "0" AT THE 10 MARK, AND TOOK THAT FOR TDC. NOW, AS SOON AS ALL THIS RAIN STOPS, I'LL RESET THE TIMING, AND GIVE HER A TEST RUN. I DID REPLACE THE MUFFLER BTW, AND SHE'S NICE, AND QUIET. AGAIN GUYS, SRY FOR THAT. JUST TOO MUCH SHIT TO DO, AND NO ROOM TO THINK THING THROUGH CORRECTLY.

      Mike

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        #18
        I have blue sky by me Mike. May come your way.
        ~David~

        My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
        My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

        Originally posted by ootdega
        My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

        Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
        But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

        Originally posted by gadget73
        my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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