Hi, new to the forum here and seeking a little help. I bought a 78' pinto last week from a family friend that has been sitting dormant in a garage for the past 30 years. 32,000 miles. The story goes that in the early 80's the car wiped a few lobes on the cam off, the cam was then replaced, and the car was driven for a few more years until the cam supposedly went bad again, they never took anything apart or diagnosed it thoroughly because it was doing the same thing it had previously (spitting, popping through the carb. ect.) So yesterday I spent the day working on it, pulled the valve cover and the cam looks fine, no apparent scarring that would show signs of a bad cam. Checked the timing belt, everything was lined up correctly. (I did replace it just to be on the safe since I have seen them stretch) I oiled the cylinder walls and rotated the engine several times before attempting a start. With a fresh battery I got the car spinning over, when the gas pedal is pumped, the car would try to fire, and kick back. (almost like it was trying to run backwards, which would be timing) After a few more attempts I got the car running, spitting and popping out the carb. (sounded like someone was making popcorn.) I rechecked my timing and everything looks good, I lined the the crows foot with cylinder number 1 when I changed the belt. A compression test shows 135+ across the board. Any help would be appreciated, as Im a little baffled at this point.