88 2.9 no power

[Crazy Injun]

I just bought a 88 Ranger with a 2.9 auto trans. Question is if a timing chain is stretched bad enough will the engine lose power? The timing is set at 14 degrees, but the distributor looks retarded. Every 2.9 I have owned the module is at 9 oclock, but this one looks to be about 10 oclock for 10 degrees.

 

[adsm08]

sounds like it's off a tooth. Pull the distributor out and time it from scratch.

 

[martin]

The orientation of the distributor is not important as long as the timing is correct.

 

[adsm08]

The orientation of the distributor is not important as long as the timing is correct.

Yes, but dis orientation can give us a clue as the where the timing is set, and if it is a tooth or so off.