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Black smoke coming out of muffler and electrical signs not working?

I have a old winter beater, a 1992 Hyundai Pony has sort of work (has its on and off days), anyways, the problem is it shoots out black smoke, shakes when it drives and the electrical system is pretty much fried, the left turn signal turns on the radio and the right signal does not work at all. I think its time to retire the old beater...is there anything I can do? or should I scrap it....

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  • 1 decade ago
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    black smoke is your head gasket - BIG money,

    the electrical is probably your alternator and

    the shaking yes, is a sign to retire it.

    i don't know if you can get a naive enough person to buy it.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Black smoke is an indication of an engine running very rich. You should have a check engine light on. But anyway, check the normal things like a clogged air filter, or fuel filter. The O2 sensor can be bad, or a malfunctioning catalytic converter. Anything related to the fuel system is suspect right now. Anything that will fool the ECm to think that the engine is running lean and the ecm adds more fuel to the mix. Take the car to a reputable garage for testing and diagnosis. good luck

  • your pony seems to have a harness problem. I've worked on hyundai's with similar problems. the shaking is of course your chassis, I've seen some of them open up on the older hyundai's, this inturn cases your harness to become pinched due to excessive movement in the body resulting in the harness shorting and going haywire. It can all be fixed, but it would be expensive, if you have the time and money go for it.

  • Otto
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Call the scrapper. The old Hyundai's were some of the worst cars ever made.

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  • who
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    ooh no a Hyundai,I was told to never buy one

  • 1 decade ago

    sell it..somebody will buy it for the right price..

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