Yeah, but today's race cars don't do that.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "David A. Fox" <dafox1@hotmail.com>
To: <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; <SPL311RDST@aol.com>; <ambradley@yahoo.com>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: Smoking after long downgrade?
> Aren't our cars all from the '60s ?
>
> Sorry for being a smarta** -- just couldn't resist... :>)
>
> "My car backfires all the time when deaccelerating. I feel like I'm
driving
> a race car from the 60s when they all did that."
>
> <()?))>
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> DAFox [SRL311-04646]
> Oviedo, Florida
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> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1423840&a=10659146
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>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> Reply-To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> To: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>, <ambradley@yahoo.com>,
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Smoking after long downgrade?
> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 17:49:03 -0400
>
> My car backfires all the time when deaccelerating. I feel like I'm driving
a
> race car from the 60s when they all did that.
>
> Funny thing is that it runs, er ran, great, but farted a lot :) In a
tunnel
> it really sounds cool and everyone stays away thinking it's going to blow
> up. Hey wait, that happened already :(
>
> Pop pop pop,
> Mike
>
> Yes, I have a sick sense of humor.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>
> To: <ambradley@yahoo.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 5:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Smoking after long downgrade?
>
>
> > In a message dated 8/18/01 9:43:17 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> > ambradley@yahoo.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > Why would the car smoke more after running without using the
> accelerator?
> > >
> > Ditto what Gordon said about valve seals - also, commonly could just be
a
> > basic running rich condition. THe car gets loaded up w/ fuel, and will
> > usually clear itself out after mashing the pedal again. ( Bonus if it
> > backfires !!!) Sorta embarrasing ain't it ? <G>
> >
> > Laurie :-)
> > 70 SPL311
> > AzROC
> > Chandler, AZ
>
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