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Re: '88 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais, backfires through intake
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 12/21/2002

Craig,

After reading your post, the thought of a bad cam on a exhaust lobe keeps coming back to me. Or maybe a weak spring on a intake valve. both would give you good compression on a static test, but would loose it with a running compression test Login to read more.