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89 LX running rich!!

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Old 05-31-2011, 09:56 PM
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Default 89 LX running rich!!

my 89 LX 5.0 is running really rich and on start up i get a lovely puff of smoke but then it goes away. i little smoke when i get on it, but can smell it all the time....any help would be awesome! thanks
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your nose is not a calibrated piece of equipment. Start with a basic tune, clean your MAF, change your plugs, wires, cap and rotor. And if your O2 sensors havent been changed in a while, it could be about time to put some new ones in.
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