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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 09:08 AM
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Okay so i pulled the distributer (never checked if it was on no.1 on tdc, stupid on my part) and checked the gears on that and the cam, they both look good. so i put the balancer on tdc then dropped the distributer in where it should go. then i tried to start it and it fired right up! the only thing i can possibly think of is the cam to distributer gear skipped??
 
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That would be nearly impossible. Did you check to see if drive pin in gear was sheared? That would explain things.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 09:22 AM
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i haven't checked that. i drove the truck most of the day yesterday and it didnt act up at all. but if that happened it would make sense
 
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