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My car is suddenly running rich..

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Old 06-26-03 | 01:07 AM
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My car is suddenly running rich..

What caused this, i did some work on my blocker plate, sealed it up good with jb weld. I unhooked the battery for a little over 10 minutes and hooked it back up, i let it run for a while and idle... then i take it out and let off the gas, as soon as i hit it again a huge fireball shoots out my exhaust and it backfires louder than a 12 gauge... i don't get what's up with this.
Old 06-26-03 | 07:39 AM
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Do you mean the carb spacer? You could have sealed a tiny vacuum leak that your carb had been tuned to overcome. When you sealed it up well, it made your carb idle rich.
Old 06-26-03 | 08:02 AM
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13b efi... i keep forgetting to specify.
Old 06-26-03 | 01:23 PM
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Old 06-26-03 | 02:30 PM
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Like I said check the voltage reading for the AFM and see if that is what is making it dump so much fuel in.
Old 06-26-03 | 02:32 PM
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Yeah, i posted this before asking you.
Old 06-26-03 | 02:54 PM
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Lol, my gsl used to do that.... scared my g/f's dad into hitting the deck when i shut it down.... he thought the red neck neighbors were shooting at him... *grin*
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