Re: Rich vs. Lean

From: Michael DuBose (mdubose@vt.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 10 1998 - 23:21:50 EDT


In a rich condition you can sometimes have black smoke comming out of the
tail pipe and a strong smell comming out of the tail pipe (this is the most
common condition of running rich) If you are running lean the car will seam
to have a loss in power and sometimes might die on you.

Douglas Bowerman wrote:

> Hey all,
> I have been drudging through gobs of email for this list trying to
> decypher what the difference between Rich and Lean. I see if you do
> this or that you get a lean condition, and if you do the other thing you
> get a rich condition.
> I did the P&P on my TB by myself. When Frank was giving out info he
> said he was checking for lean conditions. How do I know if I am running
> lean or rich? Is it a power difference??
> Remember that Chevy whooped me. Well my truck, auto, shifts into 3rd
> gear at ~70. Y'all were saying the chevy had nitro. I think 3rd lacks
> the same accel rate that 2nd has.
> Could a lean condition or a rich condition cause this problem?
> Thanks bunches, (cans of tuna maybe)
> Doug
>
> --
> 98 Intense Blue V8 con JBA headers, Borla exh
> JET Stage II, K&N Filtercharger, TB P&P
>



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