Re: RE: Re: Cat Back 'back firing'

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Thu Jul 25 2002 - 21:22:51 EDT


"Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@cox.net> wrote:

: Not just the 4.7's. Most all that I know of. Since this EFI and OBD-II
: most engines run pretty lean so when you let off all that heat does ignite
: whatever's left.

  My '96 318 does it until the engine warms up, particularly when engine
braking down a slope - I've noticed that if I give it just a touch of
throttle, it'll stop. (Probably a little throttle is just enough to
kick it out of open loop and start spraying a little fuel into the motor.)

-- 

-Jon-

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