Originally Posted By Sxrxrnr
Originally Posted By cudanut
Remove valve covers . Turn damper to tdc. See if #1 is still #1 and distributor location is #1. Then remove timing cover sounds like chain jumped.


Agree!

My first thought,,,especially with the piiiiiinnnggg followed by engine barely running,,,however not certain why drop of oil pressure,,,,except if timing chain totally sheared,,,which is possible after a few additional turns of the engine.

Doubt that a single failed rocker/pushrods/lifter would cause the few moments of excessively poor performance before shutdown, but could cause loss of oil pressure if lifter popped out I guess.


they could if the valve broke or went thru the piston...ask me how I know. Here I'll just show you. And this was at 3000rpm at most...

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