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Date:         Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:36:15 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Overflowing
Comments: To: MICHAEL POPE <raskayamon@MSN.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY3-DAV18bJQIiBjtD0004cd77@hotmail.com>
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What color smoke?


Black = Over rich  mixture
Blue-white = oil  likely leaking past rings into cylinders when engine sits
White = possibly water/coolant getting into cylinder. But other symptom
would be present.- like missing.


Regards,


John Rodgers
88 GL Driver


MICHAEL POPE wrote:


>Hey Now,
>One more thing- she does smoke a little at start-up/ but idles fine-no misses even when really cold. Is this a symptom of coolant getting past o-ring on cylinders? Leak down done when heads were replaced and came out fine.
>
>Michael
>89 Westy- Rosebud
>
>
>
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