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Old 09-04-2007, 05:09 PM
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I don't know much about your model year but if the computer is holding the wastegate open, you won't get any boost and there won't be enough air to burn the supplied fuel, resulting in black smoke. A stuck open wastegate shouldn't cause stalling though, just a lack of power.
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