258 6cyl backfire
 

ok my 82 j10 seems to really like to backfire out of the exhaust when i rev it up and it is really getting annoying, if i fell like running it through the gears kinda hard it just backfires in between gears loud i know its gonna do it some but its crazyis this common for these? i mean it only has 16,000 orig miles on it

sounds like a carb issue like its dumping too much fuel after you let off the gas and its building up in the exhaust then backfiring

well it was a new carb put on it about 2 years ago, but that was before me, so since its a happy 2 bbl i guess i need to check it out and since i havnt had to play with a 2bbl in 30 years this could be fun, and maybe check timing to see whats up there

Carter BBD? Has the carb ever worked right?

Are the plug wires original?

no but i think there about time to replace all of that stuff because it has been parked and not been driven alot, it only has 16,000 miles on it, is there a new type distributor i could get and install thats better than the factory

This. Use a set of plug wires from a mid 80s Chevy 250 c.i. straight six.