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Re: [T3] A backfire sorta noise


On 14 Dec 2003 at 20:56, tyrone@411collective.org wrote:

> Well my 69 Square,  which has a stock engine with Weber 34's,  both newer,  is
> making a backfiring sorta noise.  It's not super loud backfire,  it kinda sounds
> like somewhat taking a happer and hitting a piece of metal, not very hard,  but
> loud enough that with that I can hear it.

That would actually be a stock engine converted to Webers. It is probably not 
jetted quite right and is probably running too rich. The excess fuel 
accumulates in the exhaust until there's enough there to burn. Then hot exhaust 
gasses ignite it and it "pops" in the exhaust system.

It's common for aftermarket carb conversion kits to run too rich.

What kind of gas mileage to you get?

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