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Paul · 07-20-2007

Uhhh.... maybe you have a fuel leak...

If you are truely getting only 15 MPGs, then you should be seeing signs of dumping raw fuel out the exhaust... After having the car sit in the same spot while the engine is running... do you have a pattern of black dots being sprayed out of the exhaust? That would be a sure sign of running rich... Also, at 15 MPGs, I'd think you'd be fouling plugs pretty regularly...

07-20-2007	#52 (permalink)
Paul Member 1000 Post Club Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft Smith, Arkansas Posts: 1,481	Uhhh.... maybe you have a fuel leak... If you are truely getting only 15 MPGs, then you should be seeing signs of dumping raw fuel out the exhaust... After having the car sit in the same spot while the engine is running... do you have a pattern of black dots being sprayed out of the exhaust? That would be a sure sign of running rich... Also, at 15 MPGs, I'd think you'd be fouling plugs pretty regularly... __________________ Paul