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Brian King · 09-24-2020, 12:15 AM

Hello fellow V8ers. Today I went to fire up a fresh 59ab with a Bubba's crab ignition and 3 97s rebuilt by Max in SLC. Once choked she fired up, but slowly seemed to "load up", eventually dying. From then on out it would do little more than cough. One of the symptoms was a periodic blue-flame backfire out the exhaust, and the electronic tach was jumping around bad.
Before I mess with Bubba's ignition, I'm wondering if maybe I have low voltage to the coil? Or.....? Any help would be appreciated.

09-24-2020, 12:15 AM	#1
Brian King Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Napa, CA Posts: 95	new engine start-up problems Hello fellow V8ers. Today I went to fire up a fresh 59ab with a Bubba's crab ignition and 3 97s rebuilt by Max in SLC. Once choked she fired up, but slowly seemed to "load up", eventually dying. From then on out it would do little more than cough. One of the symptoms was a periodic blue-flame backfire out the exhaust, and the electronic tach was jumping around bad. Before I mess with Bubba's ignition, I'm wondering if maybe I have low voltage to the coil? Or.....? Any help would be appreciated.