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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 12:15 PM
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Wtf is wrong with this engine?!

Ok it ran perfect. Parked it for a week and them wouldn't start? Come to find out had no spark. I have a msd direct fire ignition so I unhooked that and went back to stock ignition and then I could get it to start.
I'm assuming the msd box took a crap? But that's not the big problem. I start it up and when you rev it hard it pops hard and sounds like it's backfiring out of the carb really bad.

Took a short video to show what it sounds like.

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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 12:54 PM
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Check your timing.
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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 02:08 PM
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Check your timing.
That's what I was thinking. But how can the timing he off when I never touched it?
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Old Nov 30, 2013 | 03:45 PM
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Ok I've figured out it doesn't act up until I open up the 4 barrels. But the carbs all rebuilt?
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 06:41 AM
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Ok I've figured out it doesn't act up until I open up the 4 barrels. But the carbs all rebuilt?
What what? You start the car with all 4 barrels open?

You converted this to mech secondaries im guessing?
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by wankel=awesome
What what? You start the car with all 4 barrels open?

You converted this to mech secondaries im guessing?
Yes. It always had just a slight hesitation if you just romped on it due to the mech secondaries. But this is way different.
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