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Old May 3rd, 2011, 3:57 AM
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I have a 1989 Z24. I bought it and had to put a new timing chain in...broke the old one. I have to push the acclerator all the way to the floor to get it to start then if I let off the gas it dies. Runs extremely rough while its running. Is this fuel related or could a bent valve cause this? No noise from the engine like a piston is hitting a valve or anything.
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It could be "a bent valve" or botched "timing chain" job. Check the compression yet?
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