3.2 running rich?
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I think my car is running a little rich and I'm not sure how to tell for sure, or what to do about it. Here is what it's doing: The idle speed is a little low. Seems a little sluggish from a standing start. On decelleration it sounds like I get some real minor popping through the exhaust. I think the exhaust smells a little gassy. Once I get off the line, it runs real smoothly and has good acceleration.
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I just went through a rough idle/surging and severe exhaust popping problem that ended up being 2 problems. (1) my 9 mo O2 sensor was bad and (2) the nuts on the intake manifold were very loose. The intake problem caused a lean situation, no telling what the O2 caused.
I'm far from an expert but I think you can unplug the O2 and take it for a drive, if it runs better then replace the sensor. Am I correct in thinking if the oil filler cap is removed it has the affect of leaning out the mixture? Drive it w/ the cap off to see if it runs better, if it does it's running rich.
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I'm far from an expert but I think you can unplug the O2 and take it for a drive, if it runs better then replace the sensor. Am I correct in thinking if the oil filler cap is removed it has the affect of leaning out the mixture? Drive it w/ the cap off to see if it runs better, if it does it's running rich.
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'88 Cab.
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I worked on it again tonight and found a injector connector that is suspect. It doesn't click like the others when plugged in. I messed with that a bit and tightened the v-belt slightly. Somewhere between these two things, it seems to be running better. Bill, good suggestion with the oil cap, but my car runs like crap when I open it.
Thanks for the input.
Thanks for the input.
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If the car runs like crap w/ the oil filler cap off I would think it was running lean and not rich, again, I'm no expert. But since it sounds like it's running lean I would check the intake manifold nuts. Checking vacuum lines is advisable too.
As I found out w/ my problem the nuts loosen up over time and I was told they should be checked on a reg. maint. schedule. On my '88 the torque is supposed to be 25Nm, I had the wrench set at 15Nm and all 12 nuts turned from 1/4 to 3/4 turn just to get to 15Nm! I then re-torqued all to 25Nm. I was also told the gaskets (2 on each cyl's intake) can get sucked into the cyl. Use a can of starter fluid and spray around the intakes (w/ O2 & Idle Air Cont Valve unplugged and car running) to see if the idle runs faster. If it does there is your leak.
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As I found out w/ my problem the nuts loosen up over time and I was told they should be checked on a reg. maint. schedule. On my '88 the torque is supposed to be 25Nm, I had the wrench set at 15Nm and all 12 nuts turned from 1/4 to 3/4 turn just to get to 15Nm! I then re-torqued all to 25Nm. I was also told the gaskets (2 on each cyl's intake) can get sucked into the cyl. Use a can of starter fluid and spray around the intakes (w/ O2 & Idle Air Cont Valve unplugged and car running) to see if the idle runs faster. If it does there is your leak.
I put in .03 this time...
Bill W.
'88 Cab