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Originally Posted by joshsayswhatt
now my question is the temperature gauge is showing its running below the middle closer to cold and i drove 110 straight miles, is this bad?. it has an oily smell to the engine after it runs, is that just because of the motor being dirty, or is it burning oil? there is a humming from the rear end, what could it be? and the last ? for right now, when i rev the engine high it doesnt back fire or sound bad but black smoke puffs out of the exhaust, and a dark liquid comes out, is that cause of oil or what? and also after identifying what those problems might be, how could i go about fixing them?
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Alright, I'll try to touch on a few of the questions the best i can.
1. My honda runs with the gauge slightly below the middle temp. I think that is normal...but HOW much closer to cold are you? Mine would be...say...1/8-1/6 away from middle. If you're severely off, that could be an issue.
<----- Not my picture, but around where it should be running.
2. Black smoke = rich fuel mixture. But with the smell and the smoke, I think a leak down + compression test are in order to get an idea of the health of the motor. Dark liquid really shouldn't come out.