Im hearing a knocking sound coming out of my motor, im not throwing any codes (knock sensor). Can i be misfiring, i need to do a tune up...Dist.cap plugs and wires but i dont think that has anything to do with it, it might so if anyone id familiar let me know, oh and by the way feels like the timing is off i have lost power in accel...thanks for the help

 

Hard to say without hearing it. They do eat plugwires frequently. If the noise is in the bottom end it could be a rod or even the P/S pump. I have seen P/S pumps sound just like a rod knock. You just need to isolate the noise. I use a stethescope but you can use a long piece of metal and hold it to your ear and place the other end on various locations on the engine to isolate it. Be careful though.

 

Do you think it could be my distributor? cause it runs like cap and when i start it it wont start right

 

I have seen distributors knock due to a loose timing belt. Not on one of those though. The timing belt tensioner could have failed, they knock when they do and it is on the bottom end. You just need to isolate the noise im afraid. It could be a lot of things.