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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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OK! I changed the plugs and that seemed to fix the problem, I let it idle for about 5 minutes or so and didn't miss once. When i started it up i noticed a black mist coming out of one of the mufflers, it didn't smell like gas and once the engine warmed up it stopped. Any idea what that black mist was?

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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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Uburnt fuel left in the chamber from a misfiring plug would be my guess...
 
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