Woah! Flames!
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Woah! Flames!
Yesterday, my friend was starting my 85 f250 5-speed and a 460, while i was looking under the hood in the carb, to see if gas was getting in. all was normal and it tried to start once, but it didn't, then it tried again and a flame with gasoline shot out of the carb and it started, the flame only lasted about a half a second, but my face caught the middle of it. I'm alright, i just lost a few hairs, but any ideas as to what would cause a flame to shoot out of the carb?
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Backfire through the intake can be attributed to several conditions. Often in combination. A lean condition, often from an intake leak or lean choke setting. Intake valve too tight or leaking. Incorrect cam timing. Overadvanced ignition timing. Incorrect firing order.
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Originally Posted by bigblocktrent
Thank you for the info, i had the air filter off because i was looking in the carb. just scared me a little when a flame went in my face lol. thanks again. have a nice day.
trent
trent
Tell us what you find out when you trobleshoot it.
Bill
