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Re: 79 Spitting fire - backfiring

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 79 Spitting fire - backfiring
From: Stuart Bollen <stuartb@voicenet.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 17:50:33 -0500 (EST)
At 08:06 AM 1/2/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Great!  Right after I brag about my wife rebuilding the carb, I get the spit
>running and it starts backfiring.  It idles fine, but when I accelerate
>quickly, it "spits" out of the carburetor.  Is this normal and implied by the
>name? :)   
>
>I can only think that it will backfire (out the carb) upon pre-ignition.  I
will
>check the timing as soon as possible.  I've adjusted the mixture in haste,
>with no success.
>
>Any help that would fix it and save me from buying a Weber book is
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kevin 
>
 Kevin, backfiring thru the carb is either retarded timing or a weak
mixture. If the timoing is OK, then look for air leaks by squirting
carbcleaner around the manifol;d and gaskets. I know nothing about Webers,
but if they have an accelerator pump then I would check that out.


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