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Subject:Re: Start up,back fire?
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sat, 16 May 2015 16:26:38 -0400

As GoWesty supplied the engine why ask them why there is a problem with the fuel or ignition management of that engine installation? They are also too are away to do any troubleshooting. Now if this should be attributable to a mechanical problem in the engine then they should be involved ASAP. I have seen enough engine problems due to a bad installation or the reason for the original failure not being diagnosed or corrected to look at that stuff first. 

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 10:42 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Start up,back fire?

Dennis, obviously, the engine is running too rich.  Why?  I would put that question to GoWesty.

---- Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Question on why do I sometimes get a backfire from my 2.2 GOWESTY WBX. yesterday I drove the 88 gl Westy an 1.5 hr pulled over to check my GPS, shut the engine off. Then 2 minutes later started it and "bang" it backfired, it did start. Shut it down and tried again same thing. Drove home it didn't occur again. Any thoughts of what is going on? The new  Engine has about 5000 miles on it. Maybe to many mice running around in there.
>
> Dennis Jowell
> Scotch Hollow Farm
> Newbury, Vermont

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David McNeely