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Old 01-04-2014, 09:39 PM
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OK I bought me an 89 convertible lx. its pretty rough but its on it way back none the less. It has a 5.0 no smog pump with headers and a mystery cam.
No o2 sensors at the moment. I have cleaned IAC capped holes in the headers and set timing till Im blue in the face. my question is how the hell can I smooth out the idle and get rid of the rich running. (smog is pipe is capped off but the cannister is still hooked up. I have been all over this thing look for vaccum leaks and found none. will it ever run good with out the smog system. I plan on putting o2 sensors in it. dash is out because its at the paint shop I know check engine light is on but I dont know how to pull codes on these things.
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Old 01-04-2014, 10:11 PM
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You at the very least will need the EGR and 02 sensors to run properly.

With what you describe I'm surprised the car runs at all.
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Old 01-04-2014, 10:35 PM
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I have egr and it runs really well at mid to higher rpms. the only thing missing is o2 sensors and smog pump.
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Old 01-04-2014, 11:05 PM
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Wrong section. This sections reserved for intros only. With saying that welcome to the forums!
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Old 01-06-2014, 06:48 AM
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Welcome, and check out the appropriate tech section, tons of info and people ready to help. Good luck.
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Old 01-06-2014, 06:50 AM
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Old 01-06-2014, 07:25 AM
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Welcome from coastal Texas.
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Old 01-06-2014, 02:18 PM
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welcome and goodluck!
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Old 01-07-2014, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 88 orangepeel notch
Welcome, and check out the appropriate tech section, tons of info and people ready to help. Good luck.
+1 Welcome. and good luck
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