Looking for a little advice on the timing numbers I just pulled from my 73’ Duster (backfire issue)

It's also important to differentiate between a "backfire" and a "pop back". A backfire is through the exhaust. A pop back is through the intake and carburetor. Those two are caused by different things most times.
Can both manifest themselves as a small plume of smoke that comes out of the carb right when I start the car? Sounds an awful lot like a *pop* noise…more so than when a car backfires. If you’re not right over the engine you wouldn’t even hear it or notice it.