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18 years ago
knocking on acceleration - timing?
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18 years ago
If you have not had any ping/knock in 250K, you are very lucky as those engine are linda prone to knock on 87 octane unless the timing is retarded a lot. GM got it to tolerate 97 by used a spark knock retard circuit with a sensor on engine. You might check its operation. The sensor is usually in the block drainplug hole on bottom passangerside of block. I have a 89 4x4 burb with 176k on it and it does not ever knock but it has not had 97 octane in it for 16 years either as I discovered early in its life that it could be made to run much better with better gas and a little "tweaking" The SnoMan