Quote Originally Posted by xboxrox View Post
rich running can also be caused by vacuum leaks ~ the computer will add extra fuel to compensate for the extra air caused from the vacuum leak sucking in extra air...
He did say he'd been checking for vacuum leaks with starting fluid, so I discounted that. Still, it's never a bad idea to *carefully* replace vacuum hoses when they're this old. Be extra careful on plastic or other non-metallic vacuum hose barbs as they tend to get brittle and break easily.