Q: rough idle
it doesnt want to idle when its first started when the motor is cold, then after it warms up it will idle it will idle but a rough idle and when im sitting still its loping, like its getting to much gas and i also smell gas. i have already changed the spark plugs and spark plug wires and the filter is good.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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