[T3] car runs horrible

[Ricardo Lugo <ricardol@rsd.rsd-tc.com>]

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%FROM          ricardol
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%SUBJECT       car runs horrible
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%DATE          08/03/00 08:12
%REFERENCE     127897

Well, my car ran great for 8 yrs!  One day after a valve adjustment, she
started running horrible!!  Turned out I didn't tighten two valve nuts.  I put
them on, adjusted the valves.  Runs horrible!  The simptoms are: remember when
you first started driving a standard automobile?  How if you let go of the
clutch to quickly the car would start jumping.  Well that is my problem.
Someone told me to check timing, I did.  It was retarded, I adusted, still
sputtered but ran decent.  2 days later, she sputtered like crazy again!  I
checked the timing again, timing mark nowhere to be seen.  I adjusted the
distributor to the right and the left still couldn't find mark.
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Help!!

RIck

ps I'm a newbie.  Someone here told me it sounded like the ignition system is
going bad.  To try changing the ign. coil, points, condenser and cables.

69' FI
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