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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wear in the timing chain, gears and distributor drive gear as
well as inside the distributor itself will all contribute to timing
jitter. But it would have to be very bad to affect performance
significantly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=auto> I wrote earlier but will repeat it here. Put your
timing light on the #1 plug wire and observe the timing mark. Is it steady at
idle? If not, the problem is probably in your
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