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Old 05-31-2022, 12:10 AM   #13
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Default Re: Car backfires when turned off

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Originally Posted by john charlton View Post
The motor is running too lean . Before you turn it off open the GAV a few turns that should stop the gas exploding in the muffler .

John in partly cloudy Suffolk County England .
Or give it more fuel to explode!!

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There is a small window in which the fuel /air ratio is unstable and will more easily ignite . Making the mixture richer takes it out of this window .

John in Suffolk County England .
John, of course you are correct, my lame excuse at a joke...
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