Engine Dieseling - Options?

33IMP said

One tooth off on the timing set? Or maybe a misinterpretation of a multi keyway set.
Ive only had one engine that ever had that much cranking pressure, an oil burning, worn out 396 chevy. It had a whole bunch of flat cam lobes.

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You had one too eh? I had (for a very short time) a '69 Chevelle 396 4 speed with 220+ compression in each cylinder and it would kill mosquitos for miles around! That thing had such bad valve seals that it would oil foul plugs in 100 miles. Rings were fine, did a leak down test and it passed with flying colors. I was glad someone made me an offer for the car that I just couldn't refuse.