Thread: Wierd problem, could use some help

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Just as an update, I got out an tinkered with the car finally this weekend for a few hours(iuts finally stopped snowing and raining in MI). I went out and got new plugs and wires. The points gap was way off, so i set those to the .017. I reset the dizzy at TDC and try firing it up again. Nothing. I'll be performing the plug checks tonight when I get home to see what kind of spark I'm getting. I'm feeling rich this week, so I might run to the local Autozone and pick up a compression check, volt meter and dwell meter. Anyone have any suggestions of brand names or what I should look for when purchasing these things? I figure If I'm in this old car phase for a few hundred more years, than I better invest in the euipment to troubleshoot the things I need to. Thanks for all the help thus far fellas, Ill keep ya posted

any brand name really oviously you could go with somthing like mac tools,matco,or snap on but they dont sell that at autozone


I love autozone

It "backfired a bit" after you replaced the timing chain? Are you sure you aren't out a bit on the cam timing? Sounds like it to me.