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HELP: air/fuel guage stays on lean side.

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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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Default HELP: air/fuel guage stays on lean side.

i just bought a 97 civic dx hatch with a 95 gsr swap and type r ecu and is has a air/fuel guage and it was always kinda on the lean side and now its always in the red(lean side).how do you fix that?i know its not good to drive it when its so lean. what can i do to richen it?
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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Default Re: HELP: air/fuel guage stays on lean side. (honda_tuner_2007)

yea that gauge is crap dont even look at it, actually youre better off removing it so it doesnt distract you when you drive...
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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Default Re: HELP: air/fuel guage stays on lean side. (Soccerking3000)

its the phantom autometer guage.well why is it showing lean?not hooked up right??
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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No, it's showing lean because it's utter garbage and you would have better luck running a straw from your exhaust and sniffing it to see if you're lean or rich. (disclaimer, don't try that ****).


Take it out like soccerking said so it doesn't distract you.
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