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Old 01-17-2014, 12:03 PM
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I got a new muffler put on with an exhaust tip yesterday and this morning the inside of the tip is caked with black soot. So I think its running very rich...

Rebuilt engine, less than 2000 miles. 10w30 valvoline conventional oil.

There are no other issues that I'm aware of that would cause this. I run a Scangauge II an the idle is good. Temp runs about 190º. Runs and drives very nice. No CEL's ever. I haven't had a chance to check but it appears I'm only getting about 10mpg city driving according to the SG II. I just filled up the tank and reset the odometer so I'll confirm this when I refill it again.

Any other issues that could cause all that instant black soot? That doesnt seem normal at all.
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Do a compression test, while you have the plugs out look for any that are not light brown - white on the insulator. Go from there.
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Check the MAP sensor (mounted on the TB) to make sure the small elbow underneath the sensor is plugged good and tight.
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It starts and stays in closed loop... SCII is reading the temp only as 190ish. Temp on the dash shows closer to 200. I have a 195 stat..

My guess is the coolant temp sensor??

I will check the other things mentioned too.

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