General Nuisance wrote:
> Yesterday I noticed that my trusty old automatic Accord with 140K on it
> would lose some power/speed going up hills at highway speed, and upon
> applying a bit more gas, it would begin to make this muffled popping sound
> which I believe came from the carb/air cleaner.
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> Not being a mechanic I wonder if this car doomed? If anyone would care to
> please take a stab at what I should expect when I take this in for service I'd
> appreciate it.
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> TIA
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blow back through the carb could be timing belt slippage. have you had
it changed recently? if so, it wasn't tightened properly.