1999 ford ranger 3.0 back fire through intake

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Asked by GuruZC9GJ Oct 29, 2017 at 12:08 AM about the 1999 Ford Ranger XLT Extended Cab SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

1999 ford ranger  3.0  friend of mine  has got
the engine  hot and blew the head gaskets  
and  I replaced the n for him and the engine  
turns over tries to start but won't and when I
push accelerator to floor it turns over  a few
times and  backfires through intake  and
starts  hitting  hard spots while turning  over
some one told me it could have jumped  
time or stretched the chain  fire ing order is
correct and I also tried  unhooking the mad
sensor and tried to get the  truck  to start

3 Answers

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It is either timing (valve or ignition), spark plug wires mixed up or an issue with an intake valve. I would start with a compression test.

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Thanks guys I am checking every thing over and I have pulled the timing cover and chain has some slack like a 1/4 turn on crank before the cam moves is this bad enough to cause the issues I have? Open for all suggested ideas

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Ok I have replaced the timing chain and put everything back in place double cheed the plugs and wires and tried to crank truck first few times it kicked and popes and finally started and ran I didn't run it too long as it had no water in it I shut it off added water and tried to start it again but refuses to start back but now smells like it's flooding pulled the number one plug it was black and smells of gas any ideas on what is causing this issue now?

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