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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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how do i fix running "fuel rich"?
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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how do you know your running rich, anyhting do to the fuel system/ecu or cel's
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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Default Re: fuel rich? (tuck'd98)

Took it to exhaust shop and the black smoke that’s coming out and getting on my bumper?
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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could also indicated bruning oil
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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id say ure runnin rich
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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if its running rich on a stock fuel system, you may have an injector taking a shiet
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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Are you in limp mode?
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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yea thats why i asked if he as any cel
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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what should i do to fix it? im all stock minus intake and exhaust
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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take along screw driver and have a buddy sit in the car and put your ear up to the screw driver while touching the injector, check each injector at idle then check each injector at differnet rpms, they should be ticking and faster at a faster rpm it you hear a gap between ticks on the rev youve got a problem
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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do you have a pic of where to put the screwdriver, do you take off the caps or no?
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Default Re: fuel rich? (TrunkRattlin)

if your exhaut is shooting out black smoke it doesnt mean your running rich, usually when you run rich you smell something like rotten eggs really nasty smell, usaully its a sensor or or your ignition time is not good
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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just put it right on the injector, you can see them
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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if ur 02 sensor is out that can make you run rich
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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if your o2 is junk usaully youll be throwing a cel
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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and its be the primary one at that
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