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Old 05-12-2008, 11:43 PM   #1
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carb shooting flames!!!!!!!!
ok so i started my car after some extensive wiring work and it has been sitting not turned on for a month then when i turned it on out of the carb shot a flame about half a foot tall until i turned it off would this just be burning to rich or do i have a serious problem?
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Old 05-13-2008, 12:03 AM   #2
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Re: carb shooting flames!!!!!!!!
Timing is off and/or you've got some plug wires mixed up it sounds like. Flames are cool but singed eyebrows aren't lol.
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Timing is definitely off. My car did the same thing to me a few weeks ago and
singed a big chunk of hair off my head LOL.
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