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Rushman04

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alirght iam a new proud owner of a 1986 mustang gt with t tops. I have msd 6a ingintion box and blaster coil. I put new wires in and i still got a miss fire. The other day i had to reseal the valve covers and put in a new throttle body gasket. I started it up and it ran for 3 mins with white smoke coming out then the motor just died. I tryed starting it up but its just cranks and tries to fire but don't get a good fire. Any suggestions would help me out alot.
 

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Check that throttle body gasket. If it doesn't seal well between the TB and the EGR spacer it will let coolant into the intake. Which will cause the white smoke.
 

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With a stock motor the coolant runs through the EGR spacer and like the shape said if you dont have a good seal with that new gasket thats the culprit. Also i would double check the firing order...good luck
 
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