well today i pulled balancer and timing chain cover off and found a double roller timing chain , steel gears with one dot timing mark on each gear. I last rotated the engine clockwise when setting the balancer mark to "0". Theright side of the chain is tight and the left side has about a 1/4 side to side movement. I don't think this is stretched but I have a new chain so it's going on. the crank gear of both set's has only "one" keyway slot.
Now I am having a brain fart!!! is it chevy that has the timing chain dot's lined crank dot at 12 and cam dot at 12 or is it do to dot...never should have worked on that FORD.
This thing is lined upcrank at 12 and cam at 12. checked compression stroke and confirmed with the rocker arm movement before tear down.If these marks are correct this problem has to be eletrical.