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Posted by autumnstang97 (Member # 6111) on :
 
when i fire it up some smoke comes out inthe begining and the strong smell of fuel is present?...how the hell can i adjust the air and fuel...anyone live around the 650 that can come take a look at it? i gotta get it smogged this week and dont wanna fail...
 
Posted by 91Trunkster (Member # 6598) on :
 
if you are scared you will fail get a pretest.
 
Posted by icall_666_yellow94GT (Member # 6417) on :
 
They have smog test staions. everywhere! but mabe trying to retard the timing. good luck [patriot]
 
Posted by autumnstang97 (Member # 6111) on :
 
yea let me retard it 2marrow and see what happens...
 
Posted by Hungry Hippo (Member # 537) on :
 
retarding the timing will make it worse. all cars smell rich when you first start them up
 
Posted by autumnstang97 (Member # 6111) on :
 
actually ur probably right...becasue after i let it warm up the rough idle kind of slows down and becomes normal...but when i also hit the accelerator, the tach drops low , then goes back up...kinda like skips a little...should i check the MAF sensor and clean it if necessary? also thee IAV (correct?) sensor next to the throttle body?...thnx
 
Posted by autumnstang97 (Member # 6111) on :
 
it actually takes a while to fire up too...i have to pump the accelerator hella and hope if fires...why would it do that? almost like their aint no gas in the damn thing...u think a new distributor, cap, rotor, spark plugs, and wires will do the trick?
 
Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
Pull the spark plugs and see if they look black. Also, dump your codes and see if anything is going on.

A tune up might not help but it couldn't hurt.
 
Posted by 1968_Fastback (Member # 1482) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by autumnstang97:
it actually takes a while to fire up too...i have to pump the accelerator hella and hope if fires...why would it do that? almost like their aint no gas in the damn thing...u think a new distributor, cap, rotor, spark plugs, and wires will do the trick?
For an injected car you don't need to pump the accelerator all it does is flood the engine. The reason is smokes is probably because your flooding the engine.
Check your battery connections and make sure they are clean, if their dirty thats probably why it has hard time starting. Also stop pumping the gas when you start it.
 
Posted by autumnstang97 (Member # 6111) on :
 
ok i'll stop pumping...i only did it after it wouldnt start up, so then i pumped it hella...but then the idle is all out of wack...after a few min it slows down and goes to normal op...
 
Posted by 1968_Fastback (Member # 1482) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by autumnstang97:
ok i'll stop pumping...i only did it after it wouldnt start up, so then i pumped it hella...but then the idle is all out of wack...after a few min it slows down and goes to normal op...
If its not starting and you think its flood, push the gas pedal all the way to the floorboard it turns off the injectors and sometimes your car will start doing this.
Have you run the codes?
 
Posted by autumnstang97 (Member # 6111) on :
 
how do i run the codes? i dont have a check engine light on at the cluster...
 
Posted by 1968_Fastback (Member # 1482) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by autumnstang97:
how do i run the codes? i dont have a check engine light on at the cluster...
see if a local autoparts store rents out code readers and if not its always a good idea to own one.
 




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