Car wont idle/ hardly run when warm

1bad95

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After driving my car around and shutting it off, if i try to restart it it will start and stall right out. If i start it and try and rev it up some it almost sounds like its missing, but if i keep reving it some and start drivng it like clears up. idk what to try and check first. Down here at Mustang week and would love to not have to have to work to keep my car running after shutting it off and trying to restart.

Any ideas on what to check first would be awesome!

Thanks fellas
 

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Hmmmm could a couple problems, the easiest to check would be your timing. My buddies car did this for a while and his timing was too far advanced and it wouldn't fire
 
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hm ill have to check it. was his only having trouble starting again when warm?
 

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Yupp, it drove around perfectly normal but once it got hot and he shut it off he'd have to mess with his timing to get it to crank again.
 
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thanks for the info ill have to see if someone down here at mustang week has a timing light. i left and forgot mine at home.
 

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