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D_E_Bishop
Explorer
Apr 23, 2014

454 Chevy has low power and high gas usage/some help

My Bounder's engine started running bad a few years ago and at night you could see the leakage from the plug wires. Decided to have full tune up done. Many hundreds later I got it back and it still ...
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Led_67
Explorer
Apr 23, 2014
You are all correct with the vacum hoses and the mechanical advance on the distrbutor. I would not only have the distributor rebuilt or replaced but also do a full inspection of all hoses and wires to determine wether or not anything elses could be affecting the performance.

Good luck

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