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Re: MGB backfiring

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Subject: Re: MGB backfiring
From: dwilkins@wcta.net (Don Wilkins)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 03:56:10 GMT
On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 05:49:33 -0700 (MST), you wrote:

>Hello Listfolk!
>
>Once again I seek the benefit of your collective experience and wisdom!
>
>My poor little B is backfiring up through the carb. Starts up OK and
>drives around, but when I try to give it some throttle and get up to speed
>it start spitting back at me. I can't get the revs up much past 2900 under
>load. This problem came on rather suddenly after having been driven to
>work on our first cold snowy day. Did OK in the morning, but not in the
>afternoon after sitting all day (and getting colder)
>
>What do you think?

When mine did this it was fouled plugs and a dirty air cleaner. The
former caused by the latter.




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