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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 12:47 AM
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Default What happens when the engine backfires for spits back through the carb?
I was just kind of wondering what is actually happening to cause this.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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Default What happens when the engine backfires or spits back through the carb?
4 stroke or 2 stroke. If it's a 4 stroke it sounds like it has jumped time.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 12:53 AM
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Default What happens when the engine backfires or spits back through the carb?
that can be dangerous at dunefest last year one of tvi's bombardiers backfired through the carbs and lit the filters on fire [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]
 
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 01:10 AM
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Default What happens when the engine backfires or spits back through the carb?
sorry about that, i was talking about a 2-stroke.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 09:17 AM
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Default What happens when the engine backfires or spits back through the carb?
What does the plug look like,it sounds like it's lean.You also may want to check the flywheel ,to make sure the key didn't shear off.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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Default What happens when the engine backfires or spits back through the carb?
I had this happen one time, the main jet came lose and was just sitting in the bottom of the bowl.
My did the same thing.

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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 11:31 AM
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Default What happens when the engine backfires or spits back through the carb?
Whats the differnce between that and detenate.
 
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