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Re: backfiring

To: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>, "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: backfiring
From: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 21:16:27 -0600
Spark plugs?

David Councill
67 BGT
72 B

At 09:24 PM 6/26/2003 -0500, MonteMorris wrote:
>I know, I know; "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", but I did anyway:-(.
>The car has been running real well (650 miles RT to St. Louis last weekend),
>but for the last several weeks I've been trying to "tweek" the timing on the
>67B with points dizzy using the A-R adjustment knob. I knew it was somewhat
>off, even though it was running well. I used the timing light and it showed
>about 25 degrees advanced, so I backed it off to 20 degrees. I figured I'd
>better readjust the carbs to the new timing, so I did this, put in a new
>choke cable and set it back up, and checked the plugs and regapped them.
>Now the car is running like sh*t! It's backfiring upon deceleration and
>missing upon acceleration.
>What should I check first?
>Monte

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