What causes an engine to run rich

Tiny
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What causes an engine to "run rich"
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 AT 4:46 PM

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Tiny
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Lots of things. Could have an engine miss, bad plugs, bad mass air flow, bad o2 sensors, bad injectors, clogged filter. Any one of these and more could be the reason.

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