[DeTomaso] Exhaust popping

Julian Kift julian_kift at hotmail.com
Sat Apr 4 22:21:52 EDT 2020


A bad exhaust header gasket will also react very similarly.

Julian

> On Apr 4, 2020, at 19:07, Larry Stock <larrys at panteraparts.com> wrote:
> 
> Typically that is sign of a lean idle condition, give your idle screws a 1/4 to a half turn to richen the idle mixture. If your running a double pumper Holly, you have 4 idle adjustment screws, if you are running vacuum operated secondaries, there are just the two idle screws on the primaries.
> Larry Stock
> 
> On 4/4/20, 7:00 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of fred" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of fred at creekspeak.com> wrote:
> 
>       When I back off of the accelerator,  the exhaust makes a popping noise.
>       It isn't  a backfire in the carb. Wonder if the noise is caused by way
>       too rich setting resulting in fuel detonating in the exhaust pipes. Car
>       is running uneven and I can smell gas inside the car. Do I need a carb
>       rebuild or ??? Please email me. Thanks in advance.  Fred
> 
>       Sent from Samsung tablet.
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