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Tiny
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  • 1999 ALL OTHER MAKES ALL OTHER MODELS
Explosion through the throttle body what could cause it
Saturday, February 25th, 2006 AT 2:39 PM

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Tiny
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Stuck open intake valve.
Improper valve timing.
Improper spark timing.

What year and model?
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Saturday, February 25th, 2006 AT 3:13 PM
Tiny
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My car is a 1999 mercury tracer with a 2.0L
its back firing through the throttle body
turns on for a couple of sec. Then shots off
but while it on you can hear the valves like if theirs no oil in them
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Monday, February 27th, 2006 AT 8:18 PM
Tiny
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Possibly camshaft
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Monday, February 27th, 2006 AT 8:19 PM

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