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Old 02-19-2004, 09:46 PM
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I have had my '65 Mustang for years and have never had this kind of trouble. It was running great, but now is only running on four cylinders (1,2,3,&6). I have replaced spark plugs, wires, points, rotor and dist. cap. The timing could be off, but there is no smoke in the exhaust. While the engine is running I tried removing plug wires from plugs 4 and 5. There was no change in engine sound. I would appreciate any tips you may have.
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Old 02-19-2004, 10:10 PM
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buy a 289, you can find one for 100 bucks
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Old 02-19-2004, 10:12 PM
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Ha! Ha! I'd like to keep it original.
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Old 02-20-2004, 12:19 AM
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im not really sure what could be wrong with it. It could be messed up valves or bad compression. I would check the compression first and if its low it is probably the valves.
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