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Originally Posted by cj2112
ignition timing. you may have a worn timing chain and gear, your timing may be improperly set (the distributor could be a little loose and may have retarded or advanced the timing beyond the point where it runs properly) has your gas mileage suffered since this started happening? Is your car giving off black smoke at any time?
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horrible gas mileage. like "worse than a caprice classic should have" gas mileage. also, the car won't turn off a lot of times. it's revved up so high when it's idling that when you turn the ignition off the car starts clicking over and over and it cranks back up again. sweet. I have to rev the engine for 5 or 10 minutes (not rev limiting, but just padding the gas) to get the idle to set back low again, then it turns off fine.
no black smoke though (that I'm aware of)
here's a list so far of the symptoms:
1. Bad gas mileage
2. Car always smells like gasoline
3. Backfires, chokes, turns off when put in passing gear or going up a steep hill
4. Won't turn off unless the car has been driven for at least 20 minutes (clicks violently and cranks back up again)