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89gtho 89gtho
Mustang IIs Rock! | Posts: 1 | Joined: 07/09
Posted: 07/06/09
12:03 PM

i put a 5.0 ho in a cougar that had a 5.0 in it already but i can not get it to run right. do i need to change the computer in it  

 
Michael Johnson Michael Johnson
I grew a Turner ponytail | Posts: 326 | Joined: 12/07
Posted: 07/07/09
06:47 AM

The firing order of the two engines are different. If the Cougar's original 5.0 was a non-HO engine, there is your issue. If you have access to the HO computer and wiring harness, that will be your best bet at getting the car to run right.  
Michael Johnson
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