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well if u cant do it without a timing light, how do u set the timing when its so off the engine wont start

i finally got my 84 starion running, but the timing is completely off, i dont have a timing gun yet i put the number one plug off and brought the #1 piston to top dead center , with a wrench i set the notch to 10 deg before tdc, then i put the distributor back on with the rotor close to the #1 plug wire on the cap. the first time i did it the car started and the idle rised to 3000 then i turned the distributor a little bit and it lowered a little but still stayed up near 2000, i drove it around the block and it was weak and would not rev up so i turned the distributor a little bit more, now it would rev up to like 5000 when sitting in neutral but no power around the block so im lost i cant get it even close enough to use a timing gun help help please

so unpluging the mas air didnt change anything, the injector clips looked okay, but i ordered new ones any way, i was told that if it starts and reves up and dies, which it does do, i must have a big vacuum leak or over boost, does anyone know what might cause such thing as over boost

thanks for all the tips, i took the injectors off and both of them spray really good, i put new pcv valve and new gas in the tank, the fuel filter under the hood is new, is their one in the tank or in the lines, i am taking the tank to a shop to clean it tomarrow, i think it may have been rusty. if the injector clips look okay and like they have been replaced before, should i still replace them again or r they okay? the car does start but only runs for 10 seconds now, when i throtle at all, it bogs out and dies the air filter is clean to thanks for the help guys

foreal what a shame, the hood looks hella straight

hello everybody, i jus purchased my first starion, its a flat body 1984 black turbo esi i found it dying under a redwood tree deep in the santa cruz mountains, the guy i got it from said it had been sitting for a while when i got it home, it would turn over and do nothing but an occasional back fire, changed the firing order to what i found in an online service manual, then it would turn over with an occasional firing and almost start up, when i got it the down pipe was off the car, the dude told me that the cat was clogged up and he took it off, so i gutted it out completely and put it on so i could put the O2 sensor on, now the car starts up and runs for maybe 5 to 10 seconds and dies i took off the fuel line and it squirts plenty when i turn it over, i looked for vacuum leeks but there are so many lines i dont know if they are all hooked up right, i put all new spark plugs and the guy i got it from said the wires and cap are new, i tested, and got spark on all plugs so now im stuck, please if u guys have any words of wisdom thanks, and great forum, when i get my car workin im sure i will be glued to this site