help me ford gurus please!

howdy i actually have 2 ques. 1. my mustang wont start after u have let it run at idle a while like when it gets 140 deg. or so. it will try to turn over once or twice but real sluggish, like a dead battery.

2. i would like a guestimate of horsepower please,
88gt 5spd mac fenderwell cold air, underdrive pulleys, motorsport alum. radiator, black magic fan,edelbrock waterpump,180 deg. therm, ford 9mm wires,msd cap & coil, mac shorty unequal headers, mac h pipe, mac pro dumps, no a/c, no air injection, base timing 12.5 adv 22.5 total, any ideas on better timing would be appreciated also

thanks to all the ford gurus

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: sleezyE on 2/13/04 5:14am ]</font>

When you set the timing did you unplug the SPout connector? Cause the 22.5* total is way off.

yes the spout was disc. it was 10 before i moved it

what should base be from factory and total?

OEM is 10*. You won't know what the true total is since the puter will vary it as needed.

and im sure you did not disconnect the sprout conn while the car was running,,,,,[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] not good for tfi
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Unplugging the SPout is the only way to set the timing.

ok but what would be the answers to my original questions.
plus what do you all think the best timing would be?

12-14*. Bad connection at solenoid, dead battery or bad starter. 250-260hp.

#1 my guess is bad starter
#2 my guess is 240rwhp
Chris