Black smoke stalling out

1995 FORD MUSTANG
133,000 MILES • 5.0L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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KING86
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Switched fuel injectors in vehicle now my car is stalling out when stopped black smoke while
Oct 31, 2017 at 9:45 PM
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STEVE W.
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Black smoke is usually a sign of running rich. Are the injectors you used the same flow rate and type as the originals? There are a lot of high flow injectors sold for the 5.0 but unless the rest of the system is altered to match they can cause problems.

Why were the injectors changed?
Nov 1, 2017 at 1:30 AM
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