by "scott" <crowley9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 6, 2008 at 09:19 PM
Blown power valve?Timing slipped?Which carb?Elec ign or points?Duraspark
ignition?
<justineverything@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:b9ac17eb-715b-41a3-996a-e806b8098359@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I have purchased a 70 mustang with a 351w out of a ford torino. The
> car starts up and moves but was back firing out the carb as well as
> falling on its face after a short distance. The car smells like its
> running rich I was thinking that the car was loading up and that the
> timing was off. After messing with the car some more I found that the
> spark plug fire order was off. So I changed the order to what a 351W
> was calling for and yes I went counter clockwise on the cap. Although
> that didnt do a thing for me. after I changed it it would not start at
> all... So I thought Maybe I have a 302. So I tryed the fire order for
> the 302 and It fires over. although it hasnt back fired since out the
> carb, it still smells like its running rich or possibly running to
> much fuel. I investigated further and looked up the part number on the
> Intake manifold and it came up as 351 exclusively.... so my next
> question would be WTF! how does a 351 fire on a 302 fireing order, and
> if it is a 302 why or how did someone put a 351 intake manifold on it?
> I am about to loose my mind..
>
> As of now with the 302 fireing order, I place the car in gear and it
> basically loads up... looses power
>
> Any suggestions?
