Col. Edmund Burke wrote:
"TimR" wrote in message
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When I was growing up car backfires were common. As a kid I had
friends who could make it happen at will.

Now that the carburetor is long gone, most younger folk have never
heard one. Fuel injection eliminated this, I think; could be wrong.

I never understood exactly what happens. Usually a car would backfire
when under heavy load, and the gas suddenly let up. So my guess is
the carburetor had a full charge with nowhere to go. But what ignited
it?

Or, possibly the lack of air made an overly rich mixture escape the
exhaust valves, and the explosion was in the manifold?



Still happens to me when I eat beans.

Just hope that doesn't cause a shart...(A combination of a fart and a ****.)

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.