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Old 04-23-2007, 04:20 PM   #1
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Question backfire....OOOOPS

i changed my cap and rotor and when i put the wires back on they were all off by one and wouldnt start, dumbass mistake in a rush by me! so i got them all in the right spots and now she fired up and is backfiring and smoking.

did i thorw the timing off?????? or wat?
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:21 PM   #2
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How did you install the rotor? Did you put it on in the same direction as the old one?
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:43 PM   #3
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yup, 88 is non HEI with the seperate coil
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Old 04-24-2007, 01:46 PM   #4
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yup im retarted, had the #3 and #6 wires crossed on the dizzy, all is well now
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Old 04-24-2007, 02:57 PM   #5
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Heh. Glad you figured it out!
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Old 04-24-2007, 06:36 PM   #6
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this is why you pull one off at a time and put it on the new cap in the same position
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