i started a thread a weekago but left town. the thing on the shock tower is still getting very hot and the misefiring only happens sometimes. today when i started it 87 ea82t it ran like a top smoother then my new car. but 5 min down the road it started to lose alot of power. sounded like a volkswagon with bad exhust. i started to pull plug wires and 2 cly. on the same side were not firing.that resistor on the shock tower was red hot. i got back in the car or at this time the screaming fireball drive it back to the house after a min it picked up and took off. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee here comes the stop sign foot of of gas and sputter sputter sputter die. gave it a min to sit fired it off after pushing on the gas like its my 85 jeep cj7. sputtered to the house.it is flooding out it seems like and burning it in the exhust. (white smoke out of tail pipe when sputtering) new parts 2 months old plugs ngk, super stocker coil yellow,plug wires,boost gauge, man.boost control,cone filter with 79 trans am side scoop put in the hood looks cool i have pics but need to post them

My guess is there is a on again off again short with the #2 fuel injector.

do you mean in the injector its self or the wire going to it is it possable for the resistor to be bad and causing this.and it is happing to two cl. at the same time when it happens. they are both on the passenger side.

If it's happening to both #2 & #4 at the same time, there's a better chance the short is in the wiring or the resister pack