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posted by  someone claiming to be 3 too many on  Wed May 28 08:42 CST 2003 [RELATED]

I am noticing some "light" backfiring through the exhaust system on my turbo wagon. Foot off the gas, rolling down slight grades usually to a stop sign. Muffler wearing out??








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posted by  FitzFitzgerald on  Sun Jun 1 14:38 CST 2003
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It depends on what you consider to be 'backfiring.' If you have a large amount of carbon in the cylinders that's getting hot and causing early detonation when the engine dumps in fresh fuel and air into the cylinders (and thus causes an explosion that comes back into the intake), then you might be up for some carbon removal. -but I'm guessing that this is not the case.

If you hear popping or bursting sounds in your exhaust when your foot is off the gas and the car is coasting while in gear, I would guess that your idle mixture is off.

Good luck and God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.
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