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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 06:52 AM
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car not accelerating or very sluggish.....in park strated to backfire and popp from the exhaust..... :confused: whats up
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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 07:59 AM
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car not accelerating or very sluggish.....in park strated to backfire and popp from the exhaust..... :confused: whats up
Is the timing OK? When and what kind of gas did you put in recently? you would be surprised what a little H20 in the fuel system would do...also, is she throwing any error codes you are aware of? :eek:
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Default Re: BACKFIRE AND POPPING WHATS WRONG? (redcorvettedave)

A clogged cat will make your car perform very poorly. Typically it doesn't make your exhaust pop and crackle though because there just isn't enough exhaust flowing out of it.

Start with the basics, check your fuel pressure, timing, etc. How old are the plugs and wires?
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Old Mar 27, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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Default Re: BACKFIRE AND POPPING WHATS WRONG? (redcorvettedave)

Pull it in the garage and open the hood. Look for sparks from the plug wires. Sounds like a problem I had once. Bad plug wire was arcing.

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