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Engine Sick motor

Engine Sick motor

MacD1

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Lancaster Ca
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1973 CJ-5
Thank you all for the great feedback, some additional info, initial problem motor ran like a carb issue,96000 miles,all stock…ran great,driven hard…went through the carb,same problem,started up ,idled fine ,took off ,missed ,lack of power,acted like a timing issue,adjusted points,retimed…same issue.oil pressure good, comp avg…comp ok ..around 95 each cyl…pulled valve covers , found the bent push rods cyl #5 ,replaced push rods rotated motor by hand for valve function, all seemed well…did not pull heads… replaced timing gear set…primed oil pump,dropped in dist,timed again,exact same issue…fired up ,idled fine,hesitates when gassed,no power…next cam and lifters?the issue doesn’t seem major…normal carb or timing symptoms I thought…why I am reaching out…thanks again
 

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