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Re: 96 CARAVAN, BACKFIRING AND CODE P1931
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 7/12/2004 1 Reply

A cracked flexplate could cause this. They tend to snap right at the edge of the crank rear seal area, and rotate a little then get stuck again.

It is possible at that mileage the timing chain is 'stretched' excessively, enough for it to 'miss' a window.

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