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Old 03-15-2001, 02:01 AM
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my 87 300E is starting to smell like exhaust fumes in my interior whenever I pass 80MPH. what is causing this? I have no rear muffler but it has not caused this problem before. is this caused by a rich fuel mixture?
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You will need to replace the rear muffler.
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Sounds like that quick fix..

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