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Mis-fireing back fireing problem
This is a '76S with a '79 SC engine and points igintion.
I had this car tuned up and I put several hundred miles on it and it started to develop this problem. Cold it runs smooth. As it warms up it developes a random misfire backfire and the hotter it gets the worse the problem. It doesn't misfire if I put my foot into the accelerator hard but if I try to accelerate moderately or just maintain a speed it misfires. When it is misfireing I can see the tachometer drop rpms instantly. The worse the misfireing the more rpms are not being displayed. I just put new spark plugs and new plug wires in it but no change. The cap and rotor are new. This problem coincides with a change in the weather as it has been raining quite a bit lately and I don't remember it doing this at all before the rains. Although it wasn't raining this evening when I drove it just after the new plugs/wires. Suggestions are welcomed and greatly appreciated |
My 83 SC does a similar thing after a good long highway run. When speed is moderated and running about 2700 rpm the engine kind of fires against itself. Pulls like a freight train under acceleration though.
Watching this thread with interest... |
I would check the points/dwell angle first.
It's also posible it's your WUR/warm control pressure and/or mixture. Make sure your plug wire ends are snapped on firmly. Also, new wires can be bad. |
Read your other thread on this problem; about a coil.
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