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: Backfire


Kevin Long
Nov 12th, 99, 3:29 PM
Occasionally when I accelerate from a dead stop, I get a backfire. Is this typically a timing issue, fuel mixture or what. Engine is a new rebuild of a '72 SS 402 using a Pertronix ignition. Advice please.

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'72 SS 402
Denison, TX

Greaseball
Nov 12th, 99, 4:36 PM
Timing retarded-Accelerator pump.Make sure your getting the correct vacuum advance.