Rich or Lean - Dodge Dakota Forum

Subject: Rich or Lean
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Question: How can you tell with out a fuel/Air ration gauge, if your truck is running lean or rich? Also, what can running lean or rich cause to happen?

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cuzindoug
GenIII

10/30/2005
07:02:23

RE: Rich or Lean
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Well, you can check the spark plug tips. Black and lots of carbon and possible wet, you are too rich. Grey and flaky, and most likely you are running lean. With a rich condition you will damage your cat, plugs, and engine(dilutes your oil)as well as get crappy gas mileage. With a lean condition you may damage your piston heads/rings, plugs(due to detonation and preignition)

If it ain't broke, fix it til it is.

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