backfire blew up muffler

1989 CHEVROLET VAN
80,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DAVE MATHIESON
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back fired and blew up muffler. what is going on?
Feb 19, 2020 at 12:06 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon,

Sounds like you lost spark in the motor and the cylinders got a lot of extra fuel. Then the spark came back and ignited the fuel in the exhaust system and that was the result.

It could be either the ignition switch or the ignition module.

Roy
Feb 19, 2020 at 1:33 PM