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its running 20 degrees before tdc whre did i go wrong

Sent to Car Experts June 17, 2006 6:35 p.m.

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1997 Ford f-150 5.4l

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June 17, 2006 7:27 p.m. (52 minutes and 48 seconds later)

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I am not sure what you mean by (what did I do wrong) since you don't say what you did. It could be the distributor is one tooth off r it could be something else. Pleas give more detail.

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Sent June 17, 2006 7:35 p.m. (7 minutes and 28 seconds later)

i put the timing chains on correctly ,button it upand checked the timing and it reads 20 degrees before tdc. before this i had the head worked on and set the chains like the book says. its a ford f-150 5.4l windsor motor. it seems to run ok but has to low of idle.any help with this would be great. thankyou

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June 17, 2006 7:49 p.m. (14 minutes and 20 seconds later)

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Does it have a vacum advance or is it controled by the PCM?

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Sent June 17, 2006 7:50 p.m. (1 minute and 22 seconds later)

it has a pcm

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June 17, 2006 8:05 p.m. (14 minutes and 49 seconds later)

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