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Ok so lately my car has been running pretty crappy at idle. For example, sometimes it tries or actually does stall and I can smell gas really bad when it does this maybe because I have no cats. And when I get on the gas pretty good from around 4k+ I have some pretty bad knock. Now I have been noticing a slight stumble like a misfire or seomthing right at 1800 or so RPMS in any gear, not all the time but 50% maybe. I have had the car 5 or so months and When I bought it I replaced the plugs/cap and rotor/ plug wires. What do you guys think it could be? Just running to rich down low and lean up top? What usually causes a stumble or misfire type thing under accelaration? Thanks in advance.
 
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its running rich

check yer spark plugs and see if they are fouled up... then post up whether they are or are not
 

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Sounds to me like it could be a timing issue.

My car use to do the same thing until I realized the timing was set at 22*
 
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Eastcoast5.0 said:
That wouldn't explain the knock though.
it might...

if the plugs are fouled up... then i could take a good guess that your timings is messed up
 
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Snakebit said:
check the timing

Ill go out and check the plugs in a little bit. As for the timing, I dont know how first off :lame: i know i know. And I had my friend do it a couple months ago and he said he couldnt get a good read of it and the lines were to hard to see. Maybe Ill go borrow another friends timing light and give it a shot. How do you check the timing? Thanks guys Ill go look at the plugs.
 

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