Miata Mailing List: August 1994, Message #12
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   From: tkacik@adtaz.sps.mot.com (Thomas Tkacik)
Subject: Re: Idle Problem/Popping the Plug
   Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 12:30:30 -0400


> My question regarding the backfire and subsequent idle problem is:
> What caused the backfire?
> It seems to me to be the root of the problem, and it is quite possible
> that other difficulties could arise due to backfires.  Is there any 
> input as to why the car backfired at all?

I am also interested in this, as my Miata also seems to backfire
when shifting from 1st-2nd and from 2nd-3rd.  It started a few
months ago, and I don't know why.  The timing and advance both
appear to be working properly.

Tom Tkacik
tkacik@adtaz.sps.mot.com