Slant got me stumped

GAMoparMan said

Sorry AJ, I thought it when I changed the timing chain..and the dots are lined up.. and the balancer lined up with its mark, and that both valves are resting on base after the intake valve has come up that it should be good...

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Hmmmm, when the chain sprocket dots are lined up, the TDC mark on the damper should NOT be lined up with 0 on the timing scale; it will be about 10 to 15 degrees retarded. So if the damper was lined up at 0 with the dots perfectly aligned, then the damper is off. I really encourage you to carefully check the damper versus true TDC; based on the info provided, it appears to be a significant problem.

I also have to wonder if the chain is off one link; if you went by the damper mark aligned to 0 then it could well be. These engines are quite touchy about cam timing; just 4 degrees will make them behave quite differently, and a whole link is a lot more than 4 degrees. Sounds like a careful and thorough cam timing check is in order if nothing else works.