Ok, here we go. I drive an '88 ex-i that i got early this year, and ever since i bought it it had been knocking under load at lower rpms, getting progressively worse the hotter it was outside. I went to set the timing (unplugged both lines from the vacuum advance), retarded the distributor all the way and it still wasn't enough to get the base timing right. It got rid of about 90% of the knocking problem, but it still knocks under heavy load and now I feel a significant decrease in power all the way up the power band that wasn't there before.
From what i was told by the mechanic at my shop, the timing belt isn't properly aligned on the cam gear. Is that what it sounds like? I've also read about a trick repositioning the belt on the cam gear, but I couldn't find anything solid on it by searching.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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