Brian,


Agreed.

Flooding can cause detonation and kick-back, in more than one situation.

This flooding can be a result of over-priming; causing kick-back while attempting to start an engine, often resulting in a backward start.

But it can also be a result of trying to run the engine too rich, at low revs, causing fuel accumulation in the crankcase, which in turn rushes into the chamber as the throttle is advanced, which as an incompressible fluid causes the compression pressures to be excessive, which causes the same detonation and kick-back...

Both threads are related to detonation, directly, or indirectly (sound).