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Old 01-17-2017, 06:24 PM   #29
C.20
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Originally Posted by volksworld View Post
ok the backfire...is backfiring out the exhaust or popping back through the carb? back through the carb is typically a lean condition...what carb is on it? its possible that while cranking it when it was wet it crossfired and spit back thru the carb and damaged something...blew off a vacuum hose, damaged pcv valve or hose, power brake hose, carb gasket etc...now that its dry its running lean...also did you check the timing? if its way off or all over the place the timing chain could have skipped (original style plastic tooth ones were famous for that)...
Its a demon and we bought a new carb also and we checked the timing and it was fine
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