# 1968/72 Pontiac Firebird belched fire and died

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1968-72-pontiac-firebird-belched-fire-and-died/155070>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 20, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1968-72-pontiac-firebird-belched-fire-and-died/155070 "2019-12-20T21:03:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1968-72-pontiac-firebird-belched-fire-and-died/155070/21 "2019-12-22T00:45:54Z")

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> [@MarkImig](#):
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> carb out and I’m going to rebuild it

I’d rebuilt that carb successfully before using just a spray can of carb cleaning fluid and blowing the fluid through the passages. This last time that method wasn’t sufficient. I had to soak the carb parts overnight in a bucket of carb cleaner and then blow the passages out w/compressed air to resolve all the problems. One caution: Be sure to wear eye protection when spraying anything into the carb, b/c there’s a lot of blind passages and u-turns that will direct the spray right back at your face. I wore a full face shield for that part, and it’s a good thing I did.

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**Author:** ![MarkImig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MarkImig](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkImig)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1968-72-pontiac-firebird-belched-fire-and-died/155070/22 "2019-12-22T04:01:32Z")

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That’s a really good idea I hadn’t even thought about that. Thanks

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