Ok so we are working on the car today and we have spark back. Now as we try to
start the car it spins then it acts if something catches and stops the spin.
We are also getting some Pufft out the tail pipe. Any suggestions? Any one
close enough to come give us a hand ?
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On Mar 27, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Macy Larry <lmacy at mac.com> wrote:
> It acts just as if you were turning the key off and on. YUa know, no power,
ig
> on and backfire.
>
> So we are looking at the connector between the ignition switch and the
wiring
> harness.
>
> Larry
>
> On Mar 27, 2011, at 9:11 PM, BJNoSHOV8 wrote:
>
>> When I've seen surging it was due to too much ignition advance.
>>
>> Backfiring is definitely too much ignition advance.
>>
>> Well it's pretty hard for a running car to develop too much ignition
> advance. If the distributor is loose it will usually retard itself rather
> than advancing itself. But, if something happens to the distributor cap
or
> rotor, it could cause the the same result.
>>
>>
>>
>>> surging, badly!!
>>>
>>> and backfiring visibly in the dark. At least the Statie prolly thought so
> as we drove down I-195 at 40 miles an hour in the dark.
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