Add the BEANO, I want to know if it improves performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave
currently *clutchless*
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 7:34 PM
Subject: Slapback exhaust when decelerating?
>
> Mrs. Jones is running teriffic from my vantage point. No more particles
of
> gunk coming out of the tailpipe now that I've leaned out the mixture
> somewhat. The other day, I was coasting down a nearby hill, using my
engine
> compression to slow the decent and I noticed a sound that I've not heard
> before. Sort of a wet slapping sound out of the exhaust pipe.
Intermittent
> and not what I would characterize as a backfire, but more a (pardon the
term
> ladies) wet fart.
>
> Can someone please enlighten me as to what this signifies, other than
> perhaps that I need to add a few drops of Beano to my next tankful of
> petrol?
>
> TIA
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
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