it could be worn cam and crank gears or even junk chain
Answercheck the shear pin on the gear at the bottom of the distributor arm it may be brokenMaybe the clamp that secures the distributor in place has loss it's tension.
You could put a vacuum gage on the engine and time it for peak vacuum. A timing light is still better.
timing the engine is done thru the ecu but u could unbolt ur distributor and rotate it to adjust your timing. but be careful. dont advance to much more otherwise u will have knocking problems
The timing is computer controlled, there is no adjustments. I know this is a little late, but timing could be off because the timing belt is not properly aligned. If the timing belt is installed incorrectly the timing will never be right.
could cause internal damage to valves and or pistons !
It could be your off a tooth with your distributor
Most likely your timing belt broke.
You don,t disconnect the computer on any car to adjust base timing. That,s what runs the car, you disconnect spark advance and that varies according to make and model. Take note if your car does not have a distributer and it,s a coil pack you can not adjust base timing that is done by the computer only. If your car has a distributer I would contact a dealer or get a Chiltons manual on how to set base timing. I could not tell you how to disconnect the advance on your car not formilar with your distributer
A bad thermostat or a bad clucth on the fan. Could be timing but not likely.
Probably. Could also be a timing chain problem.
Sounds like maybe the timing belt/timing chain broke or jumped. If it will not run at all, I'd guess broke.
www.nhtsa.gov Could be the timing tensioner about to break. Really sucks when that happens because there is absolutely no room to work on the timing while the motor is in the car. But, it can be done.
the pump in the carburetor could be litting the gas slip by change it an check your timing slow timing will make it stumble an sluggis.