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Re: Lean backfire
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 3/27/2001 2 Replies

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I'll take a stab at this. When a cylinder is lean, the spark will not jump, and combustion does not occur. The raw fuel is expelled into the exhaust and is lighted by the exhaust system, or the next c... Login to read more.

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