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Back-fire

A backfire or afterburn is combustion or an explosion produced by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the exhaust system, rather than inside the combustion chamber. It is also sometimes referred to as an afterfire, especially in cases where the word backfire is used to mean a fuel burn that occurs while an intake valve is open, causing…

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Back-fire

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exhaust backfire fuel system engine also intake ignition backfires flame timing combustion result valve may cause causing open causes common

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an air-flow sensor is defective.Common causes of backfires areinstance ofor a fuel injection component0.80text
the Rolls-Royce Merlininstance ofThe TVR Cerbera is an example of a car with factory-fitted sports exhausts which produce frequent backfires on engine braking.In high-powered supercharged aircraft piston engines0.80text
Griffoninstance ofThe TVR Cerbera is an example of a car with factory-fitted sports exhausts which produce frequent backfires on engine braking.In high-powered supercharged aircraft piston engines0.80text
backfiring into the inlet manifold is prevented with flame traps inside the manifoldinstance ofThe TVR Cerbera is an example of a car with factory-fitted sports exhausts which produce frequent backfires on engine braking.In high-powered supercharged aircraft piston engines0.80text
the traps preventing the flame propagating into the compressed air/fuel mixture within the manifoldinstance ofThe TVR Cerbera is an example of a car with factory-fitted sports exhausts which produce frequent backfires on engine braking.In high-powered supercharged aircraft piston engines0.80text

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