Why does my 1999 Ford Mustang GT skip?

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What would cause the check engine light to come on while skipping? Is there an easier way to find out what the cause is rather than taking it to a dealership?
The engine skips and you can really smell the catolitic convertor coming out the exhaust. It was running fine until i gave it the gas today to pass someone, then it started skipping. At first it wasn't that bad, but it got worse and worse and the check engine light came on. What would cause the check engine light to come on while skipping? Is there an easier way to find out what the cause is rather than taking it to a dealership?
 
first i need to know wat u mean by skip like does it skip gear or does the tires over rotate or what
 
The best way and cheapest would be to stop
by autozone and they will plug in a scanner
to see what code is in your computer.

If you get a code P0301 to P0308 (8 cylinder)
that will lead you to a skipping for
that cylinder.

Example=P0301 would be cylinder #1
P0302 would be cylinder #2,ect...

Those car are famous for burning out the coil,boot or
ignition wire depending what your vehicle has.

If it is another code it will be something else.

You will also get other codes when your vehicle
skip because you would have a cylinder not
burning the fuel in that cylinder.
 
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