"The carb wiring is hooked into computer, then into the ignition module to > retard timing when the knock sensor "hears" noise. (clacking lifters can > often trigger it to retard timing and reduce power)" Knock sensor and computer and distributor will retard but what can the carb do? Ken Quoting Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > The carb wiring is hooked into computer, then into the ignition module to > retard timing when the knock sensor "hears" noise. (clacking lifters can > often trigger it to retard timing and reduce power) > Non-working accelerator pump in the carb, bad vacuum advance, intake or > carb base vacuum leak, sticking intake valve (common on '80 motors), bad > brake booster, timing too retarded and/or messed up distributor mechanical > advance can all cause backfires. > > Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 > > From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Non stepper motor 1982 258 > Message-ID: <1265869113.4b73a139f0581@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I don't think the distributor wiring has any influence on the carburetor > wiring. > > Ken > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com