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Originally Posted by topcat
BTW, if my rpms are too low during the hard acceleration I get rattle from what I'm led to believe is the timing-chain. In that case I of course back off the throttle until things sound better or change down a gear. Busting the engine will negate any MPG savings!
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According to the Haynes manual, checking and adjusting the timing chain
appears to be pretty straightforward, even for someone like me. I haven't had the problem you describe, but the, my engine is mated to a wussy 3-speed AT, too, so maybe it's just your engine lugging in low RPMs?
Cheers,
Stephen