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Old 08-02-2010, 04:50 PM
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Backfiring through the carburetor usually means a tight intake valve adjustment, a valve sticking in it's guide, or worse yet - a cam lobe going flat.

For your sake, I hope it's choice #!.

What a mess!

I feel your pain. Several years back when I had the 455HO built for my Formula - it had MUCHO issues. Loose cam retainer plate bolts, incorrect cam timing, pushrods were WAY too short, etc.

Thank goodness I checked everything before installing the engine!

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