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 Posted: 08-02-2005 04:09 pm
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andrewo

 

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Thank you Dave and Mark for the suggestions. After checking everything that you mentioned, and some other tinkering, I am starting to think that maybe I am firing on the exhaust stroke. Since the crank turns twice for every turn of the distributor, I should be able to solve this by removing the timing belt, rotating the crank once, and replacing the belt. If I do this at low speed with a wrench, do I risk any damage to the valves? BTW, my impression seemed to be confirmed when, after checking everything else, I tried a little starter fluid, and it backfired through the carbs.