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11-13-2007, 10:45 AM

miniman342

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black stuff

i was washing my car yesterday and as i got to the rear of the car i noticed a bunch of black specks on the bumper, tails, and such in the rear. is my car running rich?

11-13-2007, 10:50 AM

GolfmanSpeck

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RE: black stuff

no, your just spinning the tires too much...haha!

11-13-2007, 10:52 AM

Brute03

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RE: black stuff

yea, you're most likely running a bit rich

11-13-2007, 04:30 PM

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RE: black stuff

yea.... running rich... my car use to do it all the time.... black **** everywhere. lol.

11-14-2007, 12:06 PM

miniman342

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RE: black stuff

so is there any way i can fix it? or should i just get a supercharger to compensate for the extra fuel? (last part was kidding just fyi)

11-14-2007, 01:16 PM

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RE: black stuff

MY CAR RUNS RICH i TOOK IT AND HAD IT TUNED LEANER IS MEANER FOR SURE

11-14-2007, 01:26 PM

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ORIGINAL: blownandgone

MY CAR RUNS RICH i TOOK IT AND HAD IT TUNED LEANER IS MEANER FOR SURE

I think you need to lean out your caps lock button a little.

OP - black specs or black soot? maybe you simply ran over some tar or something on the road... I have black specs all over my car sometimes just from the roads.