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01-25-2015, 04:39 AM

jowilker

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Originally Posted by 1968 F100 Ranger

Thanks for the response. But it was resolved years ago. It was an electric fuel pump dumping in too much fuel. Installed a regulator. Problem solved. Thanks though.

We got this here new feller on here with way too much time on his hands.

John

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01-25-2015, 08:46 AM

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Never had a muffler blow up on me, but I had a drive tire blow out on a Freightliner in Oklahoma City once. I just about took a bite out of the seat cushion!

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01-25-2015, 09:23 AM

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I once had blown out two mufflers at start up time due to a bad ford bad round pin type Ignition switch.
And the use of the big yellow 45-50,000 volt Acell supper coil.

Some people came out of their homes and looked around as a big cloud of exh. smoke engulfed my whole truck.

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01-26-2022, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 1968 F100 Ranger

Has anyone had a muffler explode? I was driving on the freeway back to Atlanta from Chattanooga when I lost power and had some backfires through the carb. About 10 seconds later BLAM!!!!!

I pulled over and looked underneath the bed and the muffler looks like a taco. I post photos tomorrow. Needless to say it scared the S#¥% out of my wife. I've never had that happen before...

Anyone with a simular story?

Yes I did yesterday......lol

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01-26-2022, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kenny nunez

68 ,Ranger, Usually this is caused by a loss of the ignition system, points not opening enough or low voltage to the coil, when the ignition stopped the engine kept feeding fuel through the exaust , when the ignition came on it lit up the mixture. My dad had a wrecker for our mechanic shop that I could make it backfire by turning the key off and on, it would scare the CHEVY out of people! We used to take it out at night just for fun.
Kenny

Been there, done that. Also in an old Dodge 73 work van, on the freeway coasting down hill and then hitting the gas had similar results.

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