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Old 07-26-2024, 09:30 AM   #1
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Default Re: Backfire through carb on acceleration

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Originally Posted by 47topless View Post
A crazy thing I noticed was, what appeared to be oil, dripping down out of the old coil from the coil wire contact point.
Any suggestions on solving this backfire would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Phil
I don't see where anyone addressed your coil leaking. Sounds like you have an oil filled coil. I would suggest you replace it with an epoxy fill coil.

Oil filled coils should only be mounted with the secondary wire facing up.
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