So I picked up a 82 mustang GT a few weeks ago. I am a guy that used to own camaros then spend a long time in srt4 and volkswagen world. Decided I wanted to get back into some muscle and has it not been so fun. Running a 5.0 with a 4barrel carb.
Had issue other night where car was stumbling and I try to limp it home and she died and I pushed her home. Wife asked if I ran out of gas I said no way. Next day I bought 5 gallons just for hell of it threw it in and she fired right up. Drove fine for a few days then started to feel it sputter like it was missing. Went out and seemed like plugs 2,5,8 were not sparking ( wasnt noticable change in idle and plugs were dark). So went out got a new module, coil, cap, rotor, and plugs (already had ford performance wires last owner put on). Car fired up after install ran ok again for a day. This morning got up gave it no gas before cranking just turned key and about the loudest backfire I have ever heard. Then car just turned over but wouldnt fire. I was over it so I took a different vehicle to work.
What you guys think I should look at or for. I going to check timing today if I can get ahold of a light. So used to newer cars with fuel injection and all the electronics. People say old cars are easy fuel spark compression. Sucks when you dont have something though cause then you have to look at everything not just scan see pxxxx and bingo. This whole carb and distributor world is a whole new game for me.
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