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** Help ** Car won't stay running!

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Old 10-03-2008, 11:32 AM
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Unhappy ** Help ** Car won't stay running!

Hey guy's, After having my head's rebuilt,new timing chain & oil pump, new coil, Trick Flow Stage 1 cam & 8lb Super Charger, My car is hard to start and if it does start it's hard to keep running! It also makes a kind of like poping sound from the intake manifold. Is it a fuel issue because I still have the factory fuel pump? Would a bigger pump fix this??

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Old 10-03-2008, 11:40 AM
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sounds like your timing is off.

make sure your #1 piston is at TDC when you stab your dizzy and make sure the rotor is pointing at the #1 cylinder sparkplug and not 1-2 teeth off.

https://mustangforums.com/forum/5-0l-1979-1995-mustang/293134-how-to-properly-stab-your-distributor.html
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Old 10-03-2008, 11:48 AM
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Pushrod length?? You might want to try a compression test to determine if you are building decent cylinder pressure.

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