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Subject: [Healeys] backfiring
From: msalter at precisionsportscar.com (Michael Salter)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:10:49 +1300
References: <8CDAFA0AE46DB73-1938-34C25@Webmail-d116.sysops.aol.com> <000001cbe19e$5b9b5520$12d1ff60$@net> <06E1ABDF-E4E9-4A28-9FD7-E65A232F12E2@cox.net>
It sounds to me as though the vacuum advance capsule has ruptured. When this
is the case the timing does not advance when you lift your foot so on
overrun the engine behaves as though it has retarded ignition.

Michael S

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