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Old May 25, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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i just put a rebuilt Quadrajet on my 84 camaro, i ran the diagnostic on it and i got a code 44 which says: lean exhaust: how do i adjust the air/fuel mixture on it without taking it to a shop? the book wont tell me so i need your guys help. thanks
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Old May 25, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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Old May 26, 2006 | 12:08 AM
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You probably need a new O2 sensor.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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and I'd spend a few dollars replacing all the rubber and plastic vacuum lines. A vacuum leak misleads the MAF sensor and tells the ECM then it tells the MC solenoid to lean out the mixture.
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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ok, ill do that, but when its cold, it floods out bigger than shi*, and it throws out as much black smoke as a freight train, could it be somethin else besides that also?
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