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Backfiring while cold.

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  • Start date Start date Jan 25, 2007

guevara42

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Hey guys, I just got my carburetor rebuilt. I installed it and the engine backfires when I start it up. The car does shake pretty bad but once the engine starts warming up it slowly starts running smooth. Once hot it runs great. Any words of advice? Thanks
 

krash kendall

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Check your timing, vacuum advance and mixture.
 
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