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Quick update- the backfire has stopped, and the engine seems different and better than ever! Its like it needed a real cough to clear out some passages or something. Perhaps it shook out some carbon deposits and cleared an exhaust passage or something? Who knows but it suits me :-) Mark Seaton '73 Fasty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Seaton" <mark.seaton2@ntlworld.com> To: "Type3 Mailing List" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:01 AM Subject: [T3] Nasty Backfire > Just when everything seemed to be improving, my engine has taken to scaring > the living daylights out of me and everyone else in my neighbourhood. This > morning at first turn of the key, a gun shot rang out along with a cloud of > smoke/fumes. This evening it has just done the same. Now after warmup the > exhaust note sounds a bit different. What could be causing this? I'm > thinking perhaps an exhaust valve thats not sealing properly, or perhaps an > exhaust leak? The engine runs absolutely fine after the one backfire so > perhaps it isn't a valve- its a bit scary though. Any ideas much appreciated > before me back end drops off! > > Mark Seaton > '73 Fasty (Carbs) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org