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<DIV><FONT size=4>Also don’t forget the little filters at the carbs them
selves...right where the fuel enters the bowl there is a little filter of super
fine copper wire. It can get plugged too and restrict flow. At least my old
carbs have the filters..maybe yours do too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=durningcharles@gmail.com
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 30, 2013 8:59 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Zmagnette] ignition update</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Back in a past life when I worked for a living I would run into the
backfiring symptoms you stated. I found that, typically. there are 3
places where I would look. A plugged or restricted exhaust. That was
problem when car were fitted double wall exhaust pipes. The inside pipe
would collapse. Another was a bad condencer, even if it was new. I
wish I still had my condencer tester. and the last was a lean
mixture. All of those can come on suddenly, will cause a backfire through
the carbs, and limit top speed. I would doubt the restricted pipe but
would not rule out a restricted muffler.</DIV>
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<DIV>For the exhaust just put your hand at the end of the pipe and feel if you
are getting any exhaust out. For the condencer, just replace it. For
the lean mixture, check the fuel delivery to the carbs, pressure and
volume. Replace the filter. Check the draw tube in the tank and the
filter screen in the bottom of the tank. Have the needles fallen out of
the dashpots in the carbs.</DIV>
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<DIV>My Magnette had a combination of all of those that I had to correct before
the car would run right. It would run but not well. </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Fletcher Millmore <SPAN
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<DIV bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">If changing the coil "fixed it" but it
then got worse, it likely had nothing to do with the coil. And the old
coil was providing spark - a coil cannot tell which cylinder is firing, so
should usually be the same on all holes.<BR>It is possible that a "better
coil" would hide and/or exacerbate some other deficiency, like low voltage to
the coil, or faults in the HT side.<BR><BR>Check the internal earth lead from
the points plate to the distributor body - they break with age, and cause just
this sort of behavior. The break will be (usually) at one end, but if not the
super fine braid wire will pull out of the braided silk insulation. It
is not rare that these have been replaced by inappropriate stiff wire, which
fails quickly.<BR><BR>If that is not it, call back with an updated sequential
and complete listing of exactly what has been done/changed and
results.<BR><BR>FRM
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<DIV>On 10/30/2013 7:11 PM, <A href="mailto:jtdbrough2@netzero.com"
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>I guess the car just didn't want to go to a show.
Dennis replaced the coil and it seemed to work fine. The next morning
however it started backfiring A LOT and in juice as it wouldn't go
above 40 and then it would go at speed. possibly wobbly wheel then started
up as well. Fiddling with the distributer seemed to help some of the back
firing issue but it kept happening. so the car stayed home (started working
just fine when we got to within a mile of the house or so go figure-more
than a mile away not so much whether coming or going) and we went.</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>Buckey suggested checking the dashpots which Dennis
hadn't thought to do. Anyone else have any suggestions? I left to go look at
cars so othter than dashpots I didn;t get the impression that there were
anyother suggestions. </DIV>
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