I'm glad to hear that's all it was!!
-----Original Message-----
>From: Al Hembd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Mar 14, 2006 3:04 AM
>To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle Died today
>
>Well I pulled the distributor out tonight. I had to use a pry bar to get it
>out in all the years I have never had a dist come out so hard. When I pulled
>it out the points and everything in it looked knew then I saw it stamped as
>re-manufactured. the shaft looked like it was hit by something be for it was
>redone. some gears are broke off. and the distributor is real tight to turn.
>Now I guess it is time to finish the HEI I started building. Boy I feel
>better. busted gear has it happened to anybody allot. This is my first time
>in 24 years. and I been running Chevy's most of the time???
>__________________
>
>Al Hembd
>T.C.#2943
>ACES #7258
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.cardomain.com/ride/858702
>I reject your reality and substitute my own.
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>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ron Zeppin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:45 AM
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle Died today
>
>
>>I had something almost identical happen to my '74 camaro with a 454 in it
>>about 14 years ago... I remember it like it happened yesterday...
>> I was running down the road, going the speed limit ( I did once in awhile
>> ya know!) and all of a sudden the rpm's dropped to nothing
>> and I got a HUGE backfire... coasted into a parking lot and tried to
>> restart it... BOOM, another loud backfire... I got out and looked under
>> the
>> car and the left turbo muffler looked like a grenade had gone off in it...
>> I called a buddy up and he towed me home... I pulled the valve covers and
>> cranked the motor, no issues there.... I pulled the dist. out and the
>> dist gear was sharp enough to shave with, with one area ground enough to
>> slip on the cam gear.
>> New bronze (this time!) gear and it fired right up... I was lucky...cost
>> me a gear and a muffler.
>> Pull your distributor... if it looks good, I'd have to go with your
>> reasoning and say timing chain.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> Al Hembd wrote:
>>
>>> I was out driving the Chevelle Today first time sense it was put away
>>> before winter. You know getting the nice car the thumbs up. Getting the
>>> good feeling you get when you drive a chevelle. Well the 454 let me down
>>> tonight. I went to get on it a little got up to about 4000 then a
>>> backfire and the car died. No spark. Maybe no power to the coil. If so
>>> its OK changing to HEI. nope not it I popped the distributor cap off and
>>> no spinning of the rotor tried to turn it by hand. not turning.
>>> distributor not broke.
>>> Maybe the timing gears/chain??????????? Man I bummed!!!!!!!!!!! going
>>> for surgery on the 23 to have part of my clavicle removed and exploring
>>> the rotator cuff I hurt it at work on 12/30/05 been off work sense the 10
>>> of Jan. I am not saposto(Bad Spelling) use the arm as it is still in
>>> allot of pain. Again I am bummed!!!!!!!!! Think it is the chain??????
>>> __________________
>>>
>>> Al Hembd
>>> T.C.#2943
>>> ACES #7258
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> http://www.cardomain.com/ride/858702
>>> I reject your reality and substitute my own.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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