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Originally Posted by roger1
Timing chain might have jumped a link.
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Could be, I think GM was still using the (silent) nylon coated cam gear. Many of the Buicks and Pontiac V8s seem to kill that Nylon toothed cam gear when they hit over 100k miles.
If that is a stock silent cam gear it is over due to jump time.
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1984 RX7 Jim Hand style 455 /200 4R Project car
67 White/Gold GTO 4 speed sold, 1968 GTO 4 speed sold, 1969 GTO auto sold, 68 Firebird 400 4 speed (455) sold, 65 GTO Night Watch Blue 4 speed sold, 64 GTO Nocturne Blue 4 speed sold, 71 GTO Gold auto sold. 1975 Formula 400 auto sold.
Hopefully to be restored, H-"O" Racing 73 Trans Am SD 4 speed,
Sons 70 Formula 400 auto, and wife's 1974 AMX 360 auto, 1975 Jeep Honcho 4x4, 1965 Buick Special post
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