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Black Smutt coming out of tail pipes???

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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 09:05 PM
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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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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 09:14 AM
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have you checked your oil latly??? you might be missing some!
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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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Oil is full
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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 01:13 PM
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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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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 01:47 PM
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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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