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07-07-2010, 04:23 PM
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70 440 6 pack RR - backfiring
I finally made a deal after the owner dropped his price dramatically.What would cause it to backfire?- bad plugs,crossed spark plug wires,timing,carb adjustments - anything thing else I may have missed? Help greatly appreciated.Thks Bob
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07-07-2010, 04:49 PM
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Re: 70 440 6 pack RR - backfiring
If the original system, a bad coil can cause this..
Even bad gas too!. What color is it, pics...Canadian car?. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] ~ Pete
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07-07-2010, 05:30 PM
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Re: 70 440 6 pack RR - backfiring
Peter the color is In violet also known as plum crazy purple,comes with the original broadcast sheet,car located in northern quebec.Will only pickup sometime next week if everything pans out .Did a compression check and all cylinders were between 140 and 150 .See the tread on page 5 o 6 .Bob
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07-07-2010, 07:26 PM
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Re: 70 440 6 pack RR - backfiring
Congrats!.
Hopefully the car's better than you expected and you get to the bottom of things quickly!. Previous thread... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...337&page=1 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] ~ Pete
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