1980 Mercedes Benz 450slc CAR backfires

1980 MERCEDES BENZ 450SLC
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BILLL4712
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1980 Mercedes Benz 450slc V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic 112k miles

Hi,my car starts and ticks over well,but when i accelerate it backfires until the engine is hot,then it runs perfectly.Thank you
Bill Lant
Dec 22, 2009 at 6:56 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This will normally be a mixture problem, this type of backfire is usually due to a lean mixture, you may have a vacuum leak during warm up or a problem with the injection system, you will need to have this investigated.

mark (mhpautos)
Dec 22, 2009 at 7:43 PM
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