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Question: i was wodering what causes my car to stall out and back fires

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Visitor, Kansas City, MO, March 22, 2011, 16:30

everytime i try and start the car

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    raiderron March 22, 2011, 20:11
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    Sounds like a bad misfire causing this or a lean miss. Have you had checked at Aristocrat or another qualified shop? When I lived in K.C. there was a good euro shop downtown south east of State Line Road.

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    Sci-Tech (see my shops), March 23, 2011, 11:48
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    One common cause is crossfiring in the ignition system. In other words the spark is going to the wrong cylinder. If that happens when an intake valve is open, you get a backfire. The solution would be a replacement of defective ignition components. Spark plugs, wires etc.

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