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The tenth generation Ford F-Series is a line of pickup trucks that was produced by Ford Motor Company, it was sold from the 1997 to the 2004 model years.

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My truck Missfires and backfires

97 f150 misses and backfires while ideling

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Side note I got it to idle by itself and messed with wire and hose ect it started to smooth out then boom backfired and the while engine compartment was ablaze hahahah

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Bad sparkplug wires may be causing this.

If a cylinder loses it's spark for a few revolutions here and there fuel can build up and cause the backfiring.

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