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1998 Dodge Ram runs very rich on gas fuild injected

Tiny
HARLEYWILDMAN1
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  • 1998 DODGE RAM
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 16,900 MILES
Hi I have 1998 ram 1500 it has fuild injection motor 318cid well it blowns out black smoke from exhast wont move to well smells any? Code said bank2 lean I think
Sunday, July 19th, 2009 AT 1:18 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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A lean mixture usully is caused by a bad O2 sensor or a vacuum leak. Have you checked for these problems? Also, like you said, black smoke usually indicates a rich mixture. Something tells me you have an intake leak. Check that too.
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