Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:40:57 -0600
Reply-To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Diesel
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If you don't have an O2 sensor connected, the ECU is probably making the
mixture too rich.
You will get more responses if you don't annoy people with your goofy posts.
Larry A.
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Tieitup <tieitup@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the response neil.
> Yes currently running without the cat and boy does it sound like a VW.
>
> I have a malicious little brother thats a mechanic so we both know our way
> around the motor's & cars. I suspect foul play, possibly just a hunch but
> he
> stopped talking to me, after the fuel leak.
>
> I pulled the plugs after having it towed how and they are blacker than
> black, the whole plug is black.
>
> Burning oil and running rich is defiantly a possibility, running nothing
> past the drivers side last bend, for exhaust. muffler cat, etc...
>
> I'll get plugs and a quart and hopefully it should fire right up,
> but would running without the muffle cat, all of a sudden cause this?
>
> Possibilities
> @dam
>
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:31 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Kind of hard to decipher your question but.....
> >
> > Plug(s) fouled black can mean fuel too rich or oil is fouling them.
> > Generally speaking.
> >
> > If it were me, and I was *certain* some diesel was put in the gas
> > tank, I'd drain it and whatever else I could (fuel filter, hoses etc.
> > ... good time to inspect fuel hoses!), clean the plugs, put it back
> > together, put in new gas, run it, clean the plugs again (if needed),
> > then hope all is well.
> >
> > There may be other things needed to be done, (purge the fuel injectors
> > ??) but I'm not sure of that. As I said. It's what I'd do. ;)
> >
> > You wrote:
> >
> > > ...... running without the cat forward, get that.
> >
> > ??
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Tieitup <tieitup@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Running an unleaded 2.1, if someone tipped diesal into the fuel, would
> it
> > > eventually clog the plug, turning it black. it seems like some shitty
> > fuel.
> > > Rough runnning 2.1, missing power, running fuly through rpms through, 5
> > > speed.
> > >
> > > Very, very black fouled plugs, running without the cat forward, get
> that.
> > >
> > > Thoughts and opinions are welcome
> > >
> > > @dam
> > > 88 westy 2.1
> > >
> >
>
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