Am I running too rich?
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Am I running too rich?
'95 V6 5 Spd. 211,800 miles.
I've only had this Dakota for a few weeks and only driven it for about 600 miles mostly around town. I drive it very easy and getting about 17 mpg.
My concern is that the exhaust pipes (it has duals from a flowmaster) are black and sooty. Drag your finger around inside the pipe and it gets a dry black power coating. Never any smoke, fuel or oil, and does not burn any oil. Sooo is this normal for a '95 model? I don't see this on my newer cars and if I were seeing this condition on my Harleys I would know they are running too rich. If too rich what is the cause and what is the solution? O2 sensor, computer, etc?
Thanks,
Dan
I've only had this Dakota for a few weeks and only driven it for about 600 miles mostly around town. I drive it very easy and getting about 17 mpg.
My concern is that the exhaust pipes (it has duals from a flowmaster) are black and sooty. Drag your finger around inside the pipe and it gets a dry black power coating. Never any smoke, fuel or oil, and does not burn any oil. Sooo is this normal for a '95 model? I don't see this on my newer cars and if I were seeing this condition on my Harleys I would know they are running too rich. If too rich what is the cause and what is the solution? O2 sensor, computer, etc?
Thanks,
Dan
Last edited by dblackmanc; 03-08-2012 at 06:58 PM.
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