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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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what could cause

all right today my comming home from school a good 78 mi trip about 15 mi. from the house the car starts sputterinng and back fireing, and bucking around 3-3.5k on the revs so i pull of at the next exit and barely get in to the gas station parking lot thats on a 45 degree incline and the car dies and dosnt want to start so i sit there and wait for a min and try it again nothing and i smell gas so im assuming if flooded some how i wait bout 10 more min and it starts up so i get back on the interstate and i get the car up to 3.2k on the revs and it cuts the fuel out and dosent start feeding it back till 2.5k on the revs then it sputters till bout 3k and does this for the next 8 mi till i get to my exit coming off the ramp the car dies and i put it to the side pop the hood and wait a min then at this point i just want to get home so i unplug the maf and run in limp mode for the last 7 mi well i give it gas before i take off to make sure it wont cut the fuel and it backfired like a **** and shot big flames and big black puffs of smoke what the hell is going on???????????????
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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do you have an FMIC? if so make sure that all the hose connecters are on good and tight.
Old Jul 23, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by project180sx
do you have an FMIC? if so make sure that all the hose connecters are on good and tight.

dont listen to this guy. has no clue what-so-ever.
Old Jul 23, 2006 | 10:41 AM
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check your timing. thats what usally make a car backfire.
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