[T3] engine backfiring

[Mike Fisher]

Unbolt each pair of injectors and watch them spray gas onto the top of the
engine.  A $5 Remote Starter Button from Harbor Freight comes in handy for
this type of thing.

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 4:02 PM, <BilDylJ at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi Everybody
>  I realize this site is for type 3 VW enthusiast but I thought  you might
> be able to give me some advice.
>  I have a old home built trike with a 1972 type 3 fuel injected  engine
> with manual trans. The Trike ran good for about 2 yrs. Buy I had to  store
> it
> covered over outside for a month and when I got back, It would not  start.
> I
> got it started but now the engine is backfiring. It seams to run  good when
> you are heavy on the throttle but when you hold it at a steady speed,  like
> 30 mph and just give it enough fuel to hold that speed the engine will
> backfire continually, always from the same side muffler.
>  I have changed the spark plugs, plug wires the upper and lower  points
> and coil  replaced the brain unit for the fuel injection. I'm  thinking it
> may
> be a bad fuel injector since it always backfires from the same  side
> exhaust. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
>                                                             Thanks
>                                                                  Bill
> Doyle
>
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