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Old 08-03-2002, 05:30 PM
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Car: 85 Transam
Engine: 305v8 carburetted
engine not firing on all 8 cyclinders
I have an 85 transam carburetted 305v8, & when driving home, as I arrived & put the selector in park, the engine felt like it was either damp or not firing on all 8 cyclinders. I have removed spark plugs, checked HT leads are making contact, distributor cap...but still it is running real bad. Any ideas what it could be ?
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Old 08-03-2002, 10:26 PM
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When you remove the distributor cap, check to see if the shaft in the distributor is sloppy, this is common.
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