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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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i have a 87 mustang with just a few bolt ones and not alot else my problem is when i driving it around cruising it runs fine but when i floor it it starts studdering and backfiring around2700 - 3200 RPM's it kind of acts like it is out of gas or something but i just replaced the fuel pump/ filter. so i dont know where to go from there. any help would be greatly appreaciated
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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need more info
Old Jun 13, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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what kind of info like what its doing? i mean it will shoot white smoke out when i get on it. someone said it may be a head gasket but i dont know how i would know if it is the head or not. i guess i could check for water in the oil right?
Old Jun 13, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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yea, check the oil,that sounds like a headgasket to me too
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