1998 Dodge Ram runs very rich on gas fuild injected

1998 DODGE RAM
16,900 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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HARLEYWILDMAN1
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Hi I have 1998 ram 1500 it has fuild injection motor 318cid well it blowns out black smoke from exhast wont move to well smells any??? code said bank2 lean i think
Jul 19, 2009 at 1:18 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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A lean mixture usully is caused by a bad O2 sensor or a vacuum leak. Have you checked for these problems? Also, like you said, black smoke usually indicates a rich mixture. Something tells me you have an intake leak. Check that too.
Jul 20, 2009 at 11:04 AM