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TuFf
backyard mechanic


Joined: 17 Sep 2002
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:30 pm    Post subject: Black Smoke Reply with quote

Hi everyone.. Our car is blowing heaps of black smoke.. Any ideas to whats wrong with it?

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peteymate
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

rings are buggered.
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TuFf
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

how hard is that to change? and how expensive?

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Stock TE
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Joined: 12 Mar 2002
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

Black smoke usually means the car is running rich. Is the car using a lot of petrol?
Blue smoke means your rings are buggered.
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TuFf
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2002 10:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

yeah its going through alot of petrol. how do i fix it though?

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Mr DOHC
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Joined: 21 Oct 2002
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 12:08 am    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

give it a service and tune the carby. its probably running like a bucket of shit too?
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Soop
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Joined: 30 May 2002
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 12:24 am    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

Haha my car ran rich is hell with the camira computer in there (obviously) but only on idle. Under load it flew pretty well.

Yeh, prolly just needs a service and a carby tune. The plugs will prolly be pretty fouled up too so make sure u get a new set and it should run sweet.
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HONES
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 9:28 am    Post subject: hehehee Reply with quote

its fucked
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MR_GEMI
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Joined: 05 Oct 2001
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 9:47 am    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

yeah everyone's said it, give it a full service and tune (plugs, points, oil change, etc & tune that carby!) that will fix it.
if you know the basics or have a Gregory's Workshop Manual u chould do it yourself for about $60 or u could get it done proffessionally for $100+

cheers,
kev
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TuFf
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 11:51 am    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

Ah ok Thanks you lot. I know its only a RB gemini but it still goes.. just badly.. lol

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Steven
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Joined: 13 Aug 2002
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 8:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

an rb, make some real smoke and burn it
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goons hired goons
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Joined: 04 Jul 2002
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 9:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

youre doing a pretty good job of blowing it out your arse at the moment, so dont light any matches yet tuFf
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TG 1985
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Joined: 08 Jan 2002
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2002 12:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

not ure rings dude, ure car is 2 rich, if it were ure rings, u'd be gettin blue.
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TuFf
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 22, 2002 5:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Smoke Reply with quote

Its fixed! It was just some shit getting into the carby which can't be to good.

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