Help me please!

[Jbattin83]

I have had my car for a very long time, and have been fixing little problems all the way up the road. But now when I try to start the car it trys and trys to catch but fails. However it will catch if I hold in the gas pedal, but it sounds like a motorcycle about ready to die, some smoke comes out of the exaust showered with backfires. Can anyone tell me what to do, I need her back up and running.

[DaMoNe6969]

hmm.. Should be a 305 tbi? It sounds like a fuel problem, however it could be a lot of things..
pull the air cleaner off and have someone crank the car over.. You should be able to see a fair amount of fuel being injected into the throttle body

Also, check the timing! Visually inspect the plugs, wires, and ignition componants and wires

[Genopsyde]

it's your ignition coil, replace it along with cap and rotor.

[DaMoNe6969]

Also, I see your new here! you dont have to post your question twice.. Someone will reply sooner or later!

[89IROC&RS]

yeah if its sputtering like that i agree with gen, sounds like a coil or like damon said, check your timing, sounds alot like an ignition problem to me.