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5.0 stang SmOking like crazy and smells like fuel

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5.0stinger

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hey guys, plzz help! 1990 Mustang 5.0 SALEEN clone ....with 302, stock bottom end..... just got my car out again this year after putting new centerfore and alum flywheel in. and got 10 km down the road and it kinda missed alittle and the smoke came outta talipipes blue, and smells likee fuel, really bad,.. this actually happend last year also came back and thought my motor was comput! but it just stoppped and worked great after a few $#%#% and sat for a few hours. then drove it all summer but this ....maby almost seems like a ring sticking? not sure, but sure is inbarissing....

THANKS !!!
 
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5.0stinger said:
hey guys, plzz help! 1990 Mustang 5.0 SALEEN clone ....with 302, stock bottom end..... just got my car out again this year after putting new centerfore and alum flywheel in. and got 10 km down the road and it kinda missed alittle and the smoke came outta talipipes blue, and smells likee fuel, really bad,.. this actually happend last year also came back and thought my motor was comput! but it just stoppped and worked great after a few $#%#% and sat for a few hours. then drove it all summer but this ....maby almost seems like a ring sticking? not sure, but sure is inbarissing....

THANKS !!!
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maybe its a stuck injector ?
 

5.0stinger

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how can u tell if injector is stuck.. today it only smoked after it warmed up,,,, just changed the oil, and added sum restore, stuff t o it the motor sounds smooth but smoking....
 
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