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Old 05-22-2003, 01:39 AM
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Default Car backfires on cold startups

Is there any way to tune out a car backfiring on cold startups? Thanks!
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Default Re: Car backfires on cold startups

Hello,

I had this problem and it is now mostly resolved.
I used custome programming after a cam change and cold
idle was way to rich. So I asked the programmer to change
the richness level of the cold start idle to leaner
by about 5% or so. I first tested thsi with the MAFT
but of course this will also lean out under all other conditions.

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Default Re: Car backfires on cold startups

Mine only had a "burp" when I cracked the throttle on cold starts.
Leaving throttle closed cured it.
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Mine won't crank without some throttle, guess I need to drill the TB hole more. I think it is just really rich, I leaned it out some and it seemed to help. If I can just figure out why my banks are running such different A/F ratios I might be okay.
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Default Re: Car backfires on cold startups

My car does this also on cold mornings, i feel its caused by air pump running and dumping into cat-less exhaust.This may not be only reason but its got to be contributing to it.
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Default Re: Car backfires on cold startups

your exhaust is wide open and you need to get a new timing chain, the slack in the chain will cause it to spark when exhaust valve is opened!
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Default Re: Car backfires on cold startups

I don't have an AIR pump and my timing chain is a brand new double roller Rollmaster.



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