1986 running rich
bridget36907
08-19-2005, 07:43 AM
My truck is running rich. I smell strong gas fumes from the exhaust..do these trucks have 02 sensors? what all shoulsdi check?
fredjacksonsan
08-19-2005, 01:07 PM
You're 100% right; if you have an O2 sensor, that's the first and best place to start. Doesn't the 86 have the throttle body injection?
BleedDodge
08-19-2005, 08:11 PM
Yeah it does, 1987 was the first year for fuel injection.
bridget36907
08-20-2005, 06:53 AM
so would i have o2 sensors? and what would i need to do since i have the throttle body injection?
fredjacksonsan
08-22-2005, 07:55 AM
Should be easy to replace the O2 sensor, check around the cat and you'll see where it's plugged into the exhaust. Unplug, unscrew, and replace....give your truck a little while to adjust to the new part, and see if it takes care of the over-rich situation.
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