Re: Mooing Rambler - saga continues - correction!

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004, Brian Hagen wrote:

> I forgot to mention.. its backfiring thru the exhaust, not out the carb.

Just to clear up the terminology...


* backfiring is BACKWARDS firing -- eg. out the carburetor!
It's pretty damn noticable.

* MISfiring is when a cylinder MISSES firing -- you hear this
mostly in the tailpipe.

BACKFIRE often sprays flaming gasoline in your face and makes
a sharp terrifying noise.

MISFIRE goes put put put TUH put put TUH TUH put put... where
TUH is the engine stumbling when a cylinder doesn't fire. If
it's really regular it's usually one cylinder with a bad wire,

plug, etc.