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DanVVArider wrote:

This was my first guess, too, though when I read the title, "Weird noise and no power," I thought it was another gang-up-on-arai59 thread...

Subtle little dig, Dan!

minutiesabotage wrote:

As I was engaging the clutch the engine had almost zero power, at near half throttle it would still die on me.

Likely already checked, but wondering if the timing is correct and the advancer unit working properly (not stuck in the closed position). Just a random thought to eliminate a timing issue (presume a timing light was used showing correct marks at idle and verifying advancer operation with increased throttle).