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Re: 1988 Sterling (Acura Legend) 'back-firing' in Intake manifold
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 3/18/1998

Two things come to mind....

1) The secondary ignition [...] the cap and rotor new and O.E.?(too many aftermarket poor quality components) and,

2) Carbon...these engines are prone to building up enormous amounts of carbon on the back side of the valves, eve... Login to read more.