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Old 10-13-2002, 09:45 PM
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have a 84 GSL-SE (stock for now)...........I have bad smelly fumes coming out, what's causing it?
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Stop farting in the car
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Old 10-13-2002, 11:31 PM
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is the smell inside or outside the car? what does it smell like? Fuel? rotten eggs?
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Old 10-14-2002, 01:41 PM
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it's from the outside of the car......it kinda burns your eyes and smell's like gas or exhaust fumes!
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Old 10-14-2002, 01:43 PM
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Running rich.



Get a manual and look up mixture adjustment.
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it could be the tps too, it kinda runs the somg system. or hell it could be the smog system too



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Originally Posted by rotaryrascal' date='Oct 13 2002, 06:45 PM
have a 84 GSL-SE (stock for now)...........I have bad smelly fumes coming out, what's causing it?
Sounds like my car.My eyes water when my car sits at a idle. Sounds like it's too rich.At least you can adjust your mixture.My 84 SE engine is carbed and can't be leaned out.Damn big-*** 2 barrel with no cats or emissions left. :smirk:
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Old 10-14-2002, 05:13 PM
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but I just pass smog!.....would'nt have it detected if it was running rich?



Could it be an exhaust leak?....my car sounds like a lawn mower at idle, but sounds good when in gear.
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Originally Posted by rotaryrascal' date='Oct 14 2002, 02:13 PM
but I just pass smog!.....would'nt have it detected if it was running rich?



Could it be an exhaust leak?....my car sounds like a lawn mower at idle, but sounds good when in gear.
It still might be running rich but not terribly rich that you would fail a smog test.Yeah I would check for exhaust leaks tho.Do you have all your cats in it still?
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yeah but, looks like there was one new one put in.
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