Dodging everything but the gas station

From : dicky

Q: i am at my wits end on this dodge truck i have. i need some tips from a carbourator or emissions specialist. i have an 85 dodge ram 50 pickup. the thing is getting terrible mileage and shooting gas out the tailpipe. one guy told me its running too rich which makes sense. it backfires around corners. one guy said thats the float sticking. that makes sense. im getting gas in my oil. nobody seems to know whats causing that. one guy said that could be caused by any number of things but couldnt tell me any. i tend to think all of this is caused by an emissions problem. this dodge has a 2.0 mitzubishi engine. by the way i put a rebuilt carb on a couple of months ago that i got from autozone. i didnt make any adjustments. i put it on the way the old one came off. is there anybody out there that might be able to point me toward the cure i would appreciate it. thanks. dicky .

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From : dicky

thanks for the advice *cbhvac*. i had a feeling it was the catalytic converter. i took off the hoses and verified they werent clogged. is there an easy way to determine if the canister is clogged dicky .

From : cbhvac stephen

i am at my wits end on this dodge truck i have. i need some tips from a carbourator or emissions specialist. i have an 85 dodge ram 50 pickup. the thing is getting terrible mileage and shooting gas out the tailpipe. one guy told me its running too rich which makes sense. it backfires around corners. one guy said thats the float sticking. that makes sense. im getting gas in my oil. nobody seems to know whats causing that. one guy said that could be caused by any number of things but couldnt tell me any. i tend to think all of this is caused by an emissions problem. this dodge has a 2.0 mitzubishi engine. by the way i put a rebuilt carb on a couple of months ago that i got from autozone. i didnt make any adjustments. i put it on the way the old one came off. is there anybody out there that might be able to point me toward the cure i would appreciate it. thanks. dicky easy...one its probably got that asian brand carb....you dont rebuild them..throw them away....garrrrbage. rebuilts you might bet that 50% of them are good out of the box.... you get a new one and you still can. they cost an arm and a leg but you can get them. backfiring is a lean condition most of the time. but your carb from your description is running rich...umm..let me rephrase that..its pouring fuel.... as far as fuel from the tailpipe....doubt it. your cat would have clogged by now and that still yet may be an issue. running rich like that you can under some conditions create tons more water by condensation in the pipe..so...i would still tend to think its not fuel but water. now....if you have a clogged converter and thats possible then fuel in the oil makes sense since you are not getting a complete and proper burn and the next thing you will be looking at will be a set of rings and a head gasket. first thing i would do is determine if the cat is clogged replace it and then if the carb allows for any adjustments tune it on in...but if its not then good money is on a bad gasket for the top to bowl or a stuck float or a clogged needle and seat that is not allowing for the needle to seat itself and shut the fuel off. .

From : cbhvac stephen

thanks for the advice *cbhvac*. i had a feeling it was the catalytic converter. i took off the hoses and verified they werent clogged. is there an easy way to determine if the canister is clogged dicky the evap can wont clog normally unless you have been filling the fuel tank up past the vac hose on the filler neck. the cat is the part of your exhaust man....iirc on the ram50/mitsubishis there is a pre-converter and a secondary. the evaporative cannister only is active for a short period of time that the vehicle is actually running....its only job is to pull vapors from the fuel tank and introduce them to the intake stream for burning. .

From : dicky

appreciate your advise *cbhvac* i am taking it to a muffler shop today. ill let you know what the verdict is. dicky .