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Tiny
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  • 1984 DODGE ARIES
  • 105,000 MILES
Catalytic converter glows red
smokes badly
and smells like burning asbestos.
Friday, April 19th, 2013 AT 5:06 PM

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Tiny
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Proberbly a tune related problem, often can be over rich mixture, start with checking tune and for leaking injectors, also scan for fault codes, start here.
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Friday, April 19th, 2013 AT 5:13 PM
Tiny
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Has carburetor. Just replaced. Tested and ad
justed at remanufacturing facility.
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Friday, April 19th, 2013 AT 5:16 PM
Tiny
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That is over heating fairly sure it will be in the fuel suystem
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Friday, April 19th, 2013 AT 9:34 PM

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