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1993 LS400 backfiring thru intake? Help

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Old 02-08-10, 08:26 AM
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Previous owner. Well I did check the resistance on the driver cam sensor and it was off. But the sensors are def not cheap.

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Old 02-09-10, 06:19 AM
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i would check the belt first joe
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just checked my timing..is this in spec?

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Originally Posted by slinky
Well, I purchased the car and flatbedded home. After an hour or so checking timing etc. Found out the rotor on left bank was 180 off. flipped around, cars runs great. almost feel guilty now. What a steal of a deal.
Thanks all.....
What I don't understand is the guy you purchased it from said it ran OK for 2 weeks after the belt change but how with the rotor arm 180 out?
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Originally Posted by steve2006
What I don't understand is the guy you purchased it from said it ran OK for 2 weeks after the belt change but how with the rotor arm 180 out?

he probably didnt tighting it enough causing it to slip little by little. Or he was lying and the car was tuned half a$$.
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dont think u can tell by that joe...one tooth or even 2 teeth might not be noticeable on the mark plate
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well i guess i gotta do my timing belt anyway..recently my fan bracket started to make noise so gotta dump money into that also. so much for going to the body shop.
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