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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 11:49 PM
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My ls1 camaro is getting too much gas its not Berning the gas no cheak engin light nothing. It only has 91xxx miles. What can it be. It ha a hard time terning on and if it dia start it idles like ****. And smells like gas. Fuel pump is working no holes on the gas lines. Help pleas.
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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Check for vacuum leaks?
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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^^^Seems like you have a vacuum leak...unmetered air finding it's way in.
This accounts for the uneven idle.
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 98 ls1 jimbo
My ls1 camaro is getting too much gas its not Berning the gas no cheak engin light nothing. It only has 91xxx miles. What can it be. It ha a hard time terning on and if it dia start it idles like ****. And smells like gas. Fuel pump is working no holes on the gas lines. Help pleas.
when you punch it does it flood? can be like mine dead cylinder due to broken rocker. did you do a cam? if you did was the piston to valve clearance enough? head work?
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