oil on the lid of my air cleaner
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oil on the lid of my air cleaner
lately, the 83 has been acting up, backfires much more than usual, sometimes, when it backfires the car hesitates, and jerks. Also there is a dramatic loss in power. The other day i found some oil/gas on the inside of the air cleaner lid. it worries me, anyone know whats going on.
On a side note, what should i premix my car with, how much, and what grade?
Thanks in advance ~Matt
On a side note, what should i premix my car with, how much, and what grade?
Thanks in advance ~Matt
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It could be a number of things: your timing could be way off (your distributer could have slipped), you've got tons of carbon in your engine (carbon heats up really well, and could pre-ignite the mixture before the intake port is closed), or perhaps serious backpressure causing reversion in a big way, and igniting your intake mixture. I'm sure there are others, just can think of them at the moment.
backfiring in this sense is bad, don't let your engine tear itself apart..... don't drive it till the problem is found.
I'm guessing that it could be your cats are clogged, but make sure to check your ingition, as this is the most probible cause for pre-ignition. Check your timing first and foremost. It will be obvious if your distributer shifted somehow. Then check your plugs.
backfiring in this sense is bad, don't let your engine tear itself apart..... don't drive it till the problem is found.
I'm guessing that it could be your cats are clogged, but make sure to check your ingition, as this is the most probible cause for pre-ignition. Check your timing first and foremost. It will be obvious if your distributer shifted somehow. Then check your plugs.
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