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Spark plug wires connected in wrong order?

Timimg chain jumped a tooth?

Bad intake valve?

Worn out camshaft lobe(s)?

Bad/wet distributor cap?

Faulty accelerator pump in carb? A LEAN MIXTURE WILL CAUSE INTAKE POPS ALSO A BIG VACUUM LEAK CYLINDER WILL PULL IN STRAIGHT AIR WITH NO FUEL MIXTuRE a dirty coil tower allowing spark to jump under load also a oil fouled spark plug or a closed gap or cracked plug check all wire end make sure non have corrosion including coil wire both ends make sure the metal end are clicking into dist cap terminals then slide rubber boot doen over cap make sur netal plug wire ends clic on spark plugs then slide boot over plug

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