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boxcarracer89

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I have an 89, has a 347 stroker w HCI. When I start it up it backfires, real little but noticible and then starts knocking right away! new plugs, but the wires are a little old, the timing is set at 12 degrees, it ran ok before, but it started to not have much power in between 2 and 3 rpms it felt like it would kinda bog. then i let it sit for a few days and when I started it back up, and it was knocking ugly!! any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
 

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Does it miss and act up more when it is hot than when it is cold?

Knocking- is it a pinging, rattling sound like shaking BB's in a tin can or more of a thud?
 
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its more of a thud! really loud.I didnt let it warm up. it was a cold start i turned it off cause it knocked right away!
 
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does it sound like its coming from the bottom end? rod maybe?
 

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Do you have an aftermarket oil pressure gauge? If so, what is the oil pressure when you hear the noise?
 
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the oil pressure is a steady 40-45! it sounds like the bottom end. here is a vid if it works. http://picture.vzw.com/pri/gallery/...d=224123006&messageType=saved&msgNo=1&slide=1
 
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boxcarracer89 said:
the oil pressure is a steady 40-45! it sounds like the bottom end. here is a vid if it works. http://picture.vzw.com/pri/gallery/...d=224123006&messageType=saved&msgNo=1&slide=1
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damn!! ok, ill re-do it!
 
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here it is.
mustangknocking.mp4 video by boxcaracer93 - Photobucket
 

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Sounds like someone is under there beating it with a hammer, id pin point it where the sound is coming from with an automotive stethoscope and go from there.
 
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It may just be the Video and the panning of the camera/mic but that sounds WAY too intermittent to be a rod knock.. sounds more like something is loose.. maybe start with the miss and obvious reasons for that - they could be related.
 
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