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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 05:05 PM
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what are reasons for a car to run rich? i seem to waste a lot of gas bout 13 mpg in my 92 ssei...126000 miles about...waht does rich exhaust smell like? cuz i think its runnin too rich or somethin...new 02 a little while ago...what coudl it be?
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 05:25 PM
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Which O2 did you get? Rich will smell gassy, cause not all the gas it being burned... It will be heavier smell too. We should diagnose saturday!
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 05:30 PM
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yes we will...scan it too...hows that laptop comin gordy? got a delco o2 on 6-20
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 03:21 AM
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Something could be tricking your O2 sensor into thinking that you are running lean.
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