Sputtering
Sputtering
The saga continues, I've been having problems getting the engine to recover from my switching out Lifters and push rods. Aside from the Cam lobes being rounded off. I'm trying to eliminate any other issues that could be causing the problem before I break the bank on a cam replacement or possible total rebuild. As I probably mentioned in a previous post after switching out lifters the engine hasn't been right. Initially the engine would run but very poorly very little power and would not idle at all after it warmed up. After having the intake manifold reset to correct a vacuum leak, replacing the points and rebuilding the distributor, the engine runs much better. Around town if I take it easy on her she runs fine. At idle she sounds great. Unfortunately when I accelerate she sputters(with an occasional backfire) and still has very little power and sputters at high speeds (55mph and up). I also noticed that when the problems start, the AMP light comes on; sometimes flickering, sometimes stays on for a bit then goes off again. Could this be related? I'm hoping for a "Its not the camshaft" solution.