Black Smutt coming out of tail pipes???
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From: Bush, Louisiana, USA
Car: 1986 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: LG4 305
Transmission: 700R4
Black Smutt coming out of tail pipes???
When I crank my car after it sits for a while black smutt shoots from my tail pipes.....what is this and what causes it?
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From: Palm Bay, Florida, USA
Car: 95 E-150 & 07 Kawasaki ZX-6R
Engine: A slow one & a fast one
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Axle/Gears: A weak one & a chained one
Sure it's not just gas from flooding it a little on start? Maybe you're running rich and it's building up crap in the mufflers/pipes and starting it blows some of it out...
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From: Seattle, Washington
Car: '87 IROC-Z/'82 RX7
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Black smoke means your rich. Now is this just some well sooty stuff or are you talking black cloud that lingers in the air typa thing? Sooty stuff is rich.
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