Im freakin out here

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · July 17th, 2008, 09:08 AM

I have checked and reset the timing like 10 times now and still no luck. I took out sp # 1 turned the engine by hand with a friend having his finger in the # 1 hole. Set the Balancer at zero once it reached the compression cycle, and dropped the distro in with the rotor button on top of the plug # 1. It starts and runs terribly. I put a timing light on it and tried setting it at 10 btc- 14 btc and no matter where i put it there is a terrible amount of backfiring coming out of my exhaust

. What could possibly be wrong when the timing is set correctly?

trueblue01 · July 17th, 2008, 09:16 AM

Spark plug wires in the proper order?

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · July 17th, 2008, 09:28 AM

i believe they are, but i will check again an take pics. would it still run if they were off?

88stang · July 17th, 2008, 09:43 AM

Did you put the distributor in lined up on the #1 plug or the #1 plug wire on the distributor cap. Should line it up with the #1 plug wire on the distributor cap.

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · July 17th, 2008, 09:45 AM

#1 plug wire on the distro cap. I think my plugs might be off, i thought they were off the other day so i moved them all by 1, but now i think they were right after looking at a diff pic of the firing order. Im gonna have to try later today when i get outta class.

95opal · July 17th, 2008, 10:27 AM

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MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · July 17th, 2008, 10:32 AM

thats the order i have them in, but they might all be off by one.

p-351 · July 17th, 2008, 10:56 AM

Have you had the distributor out recently?

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · July 17th, 2008, 11:06 AM

yea, ive been trying to get it right so i had it out, but i reset everything properly,except perhaps the plug wires.

Mustang RacR94 · July 17th, 2008, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by MIGHTYJO3YOUNG

yea, ive been trying to get it right so i had it out, but i reset everything properly,except perhaps the plug wires.

well hell that'll cause it to pop and run like hell if there not on right

trueblue01 · July 17th, 2008, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by 95opal

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Start with #1 on the distributor cap (almost always marked) and put them back in this order going counter clockwise.

93hatch · July 17th, 2008, 01:35 PM

here like the 2nd pick down looky

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p-351 · July 17th, 2008, 06:11 PM

Were you having this problem before or after you had the distributor out? You could be 180* off.

punkid · July 17th, 2008, 07:32 PM

is it efi cuz if so did u pullout the stub b4 u timed it ??? that advances timing in normal driving conditions i kno it will make the car run funny but idk if it willl cause it to pop and back fire like urs ???

July 17th, 2008, 09:16 AM	#2
trueblue01 Enthusiast 1989 Mustang LX 10.98@126.7 NA Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 698 iTrader: 0 reviews	Spark plug wires in the proper order? __________________ Never fast enough.

July 17th, 2008, 09:43 AM	#4
88stang Regular 1988 Mustang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Huntsville, Alabama Posts: 99 iTrader: 0 reviews	timing Did you put the distributor in lined up on the #1 plug or the #1 plug wire on the distributor cap. Should line it up with the #1 plug wire on the distributor cap.

July 17th, 2008, 10:27 AM	#6
95opal Hardcore Enthusiast 95 opalfrost gt Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,516 iTrader: 0 reviews	13726548 __________________ 5.0 magazines 94-04 performance mustangs feature car! Fall 2010

July 17th, 2008, 01:35 PM	#12
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	here like the 2nd pick down looky 5.0 Engine Tech And Specifications __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

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July 17th, 2008, 09:08 AM	#1
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	Im freakin out here I have checked and reset the timing like 10 times now and still no luck. I took out sp # 1 turned the engine by hand with a friend having his finger in the # 1 hole. Set the Balancer at zero once it reached the compression cycle, and dropped the distro in with the rotor button on top of the plug # 1. It starts and runs terribly. I put a timing light on it and tried setting it at 10 btc- 14 btc and no matter where i put it there is a terrible amount of backfiring coming out of my exhaust. What could possibly be wrong when the timing is set correctly?

July 17th, 2008, 09:28 AM	#3
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	i believe they are, but i will check again an take pics. would it still run if they were off?

July 17th, 2008, 09:45 AM	#5
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	#1 plug wire on the distro cap. I think my plugs might be off, i thought they were off the other day so i moved them all by 1, but now i think they were right after looking at a diff pic of the firing order. Im gonna have to try later today when i get outta class.

July 17th, 2008, 10:32 AM	#7
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	thats the order i have them in, but they might all be off by one.

July 17th, 2008, 10:56 AM	#8
p-351 Regular 90&94 GTs; 79&91 Broncos Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fargo Posts: 307 iTrader: 1 reviews	Have you had the distributor out recently?

July 17th, 2008, 11:06 AM	#9
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea, ive been trying to get it right so i had it out, but i reset everything properly,except perhaps the plug wires.

July 17th, 2008, 06:11 PM	#13
p-351 Regular 90&94 GTs; 79&91 Broncos Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fargo Posts: 307 iTrader: 1 reviews	Were you having this problem before or after you had the distributor out? You could be 180* off.

July 17th, 2008, 07:32 PM	#14
punkid Newbie 1989 lx convertable 11.30 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 19 iTrader: 0 reviews	is it efi cuz if so did u pullout the stub b4 u timed it ??? that advances timing in normal driving conditions i kno it will make the car run funny but idk if it willl cause it to pop and back fire like urs ???

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