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Old 05-23-2007, 10:12 AM   #12
98GreenMachine
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Re: 1997 Suburban 5.7L rough idle / stumbles during acceleration
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Originally Posted by billyrb
Well, I removed / reinstalled the dizzy one tooth in each direction, wouldn't run at all. Put it back where it was, ran but with same problem. I'm thinking the timing is still off and needs to be adjusted. Going to take it to the shop and have them run a full dianostic and figure out what's wrong.

The timing chain could be loose or the cam/crank aren't aligned properly. A worn distributor gear can also cause some bad timing issues.
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