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Old 09-04-2003, 09:21 PM
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Question 318 engine problems

Yesterday I noticed when I started the charger up from sitting for a week(sat because I put a sunroof in the car) the motor was chugging really bad and poppong in the muffler and when I took it for a drive, the lifters start to rattle under a load. I did put a new set of points in it last night and set them with a dwell meter. The plugs are alright. It has 3 month old Taylor wires. I also put a new fuel filter on today. Could it be bad gas, or something else?
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Old 09-04-2003, 09:31 PM
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please tell me that you shoehorned a 318 into an 80's omni/horizon/turismo/charger.

it is disturbing to think you cut a hole in the roof of a late 60's/early 70's charger!
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Old 09-04-2003, 10:03 PM
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how old is the timing chain?May have skipt a tooth or stretch bad.
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Old 09-05-2003, 03:48 PM
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TIMING IS OFF
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Old 09-06-2003, 03:36 PM
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It does have a new double roller timing chain on it, and I did check the timing, which is slightly under dead center.
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