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Phantom5oh · 06-26-2002, 01:45 PM

Lately my 95 GT has been starting kind of hard. When its cold and I try to start it, it doesn't fire on the first try. I have to crank it a few times before it will catch. Its been doing it for a few weeks. Then last week after I reved it, it hiccuped out the exhaust. Not full blown back-fires, but little coughs/hiccups. Then yesterday I nailed it on the highway to pass a semi and it started to ping/detonate. To me that sounds like its running lean.

The car is stock, stock timing, stock exhuast, stock everything but I only run the good gas in it, 93 octane. My check engine light hasn't come on and I can't seem to pull any codes from it. Anyone have any ideas what it could be or where I should start looking?

06-26-2002, 01:45 PM	#1
Phantom5oh Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 334	Leaning Out? Lately my 95 GT has been starting kind of hard. When its cold and I try to start it, it doesn't fire on the first try. I have to crank it a few times before it will catch. Its been doing it for a few weeks. Then last week after I reved it, it hiccuped out the exhaust. Not full blown back-fires, but little coughs/hiccups. Then yesterday I nailed it on the highway to pass a semi and it started to ping/detonate. To me that sounds like its running lean. The car is stock, stock timing, stock exhuast, stock everything but I only run the good gas in it, 93 octane. My check engine light hasn't come on and I can't seem to pull any codes from it. Anyone have any ideas what it could be or where I should start looking? __________________ 95 GTS 03 DR 650SE Sgarzi's Machine Works