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Writer/Teacher
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Wandering Connecticut
Posts: 9,293
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Power Loss and Backfire?
Hey all, I was driving to work yesterday afternoon, coasting along in 3rd gear at about 40-50mph, when all of a sudden my 951 experienced a power loss, followed by a couple of backfires when I attempted to give it more gas, and then it died on me. Would not start once the engine cut out. There were no startling/unpleasant noises other than the backfires.
I haven't had time to get under the hood just yet - I lead a hectic life these days - but I know that this issue is related to engine timing. My first instinct is "check to see if the ignition rotor is loose", but what else could cause this problem? I am hoping it's nothing having to do with the timing belt, and I'm pretty sure it isn't - the power loss was more of a gradual thing than the engine just cutting out all of a sudden, and I didn't hear any weird noises other than the backfires.
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