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Posted by: blk'72 Mar 3 2005, 11:09 PM

Sooooo... I am runnig into a small backfiring problem,
Is it coming from the combustion chamber? coming from an exhaust manifold, could be a small leak from the manifold gasket? sparkplug not working right?

GEEEEEEEEEEEEz dont you all love cars?
Humm humm, so first time for me on a teener doing this kinda work
-what sparks plug should I buy/where/how much?
-what set of wires? Is accel sparks plug wires ok for our cars? they r pretty cheap and usually work good.

Could it be the timing thats not right?
its backfiring at idle or very low rpm....when I drive nothing hapens....just when I let go of the gas pedal....
thanks for the help y'all.
R.

Posted by: SirAndy Mar 3 2005, 11:31 PM

QUOTE (blk'72 @ Mar 3 2005, 09:09 PM)
just when I let go of the gas pedal....

exhaust leak ...

Plugs: Bosch W7DC

Andy

Posted by: blk'72 Mar 3 2005, 11:37 PM

thanks Andy!
wat about this exhaust leak? what could it be?
How do I fix it?

Can I find these at the Kragen's Bosch W7DC? are they platinum plgus???
I fish I knew everything about the teeners, but I just got into them a couple of months ago....But thank god you guys are here!
R.

Posted by: ChrisReale Mar 3 2005, 11:39 PM

I usually use Bosch w7CC, copper core plugs.

Posted by: SirAndy Mar 3 2005, 11:40 PM

QUOTE (blk'72 @ Mar 3 2005, 09:37 PM)
wat about this exhaust leak? what could it be?
How do I fix it?

let her idle and get under the car and feel around for air moving (that doesn't come off the fan) ...

you can usually feel it pretty easily. fix depends on location of the leak ...
Andy

Posted by: lapuwali Mar 3 2005, 11:48 PM

Could be your timing is retarded too much, but I generally agree with Andy. If it pops when you let off the gas, it's very likely a leaky exhaust. My bet would be it's right at the head, so check to see that all 8 studs are in place and a nut hasn't fallen off.

Posted by: blk'72 Mar 3 2005, 11:51 PM

cool thanks for the advice guys...Now all I need to do is get confident enough to do all this work myself!!!Y'all know a lot!WIsh I did too!
R.