Depending on weather, (temperature and humidity), some water vapor is perfectly normal. Water vapor is one of the by products of combustion. This is why vehicles that are used for short trips need more oil changes and rust the exhaust out quickly. If there are no other symptoms or problems, do not worry. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dustin Jones Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 4:18 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: White smoke on startup, running rich? About 200 miles into my engine break in afte a rebuild, my 2.1L is blowing white smoke when I start it up. Smells like unburnt fuel, not sweet like coolant. I can see little drips of condensations coming out of the tail pipe that quickly evaporate. Am I running rich? Leaky injectors? Maybe I should take it to a shop and have the exhaust sniffed. I can't tell if it continues to smoke while I am driving, I don't see any trail of it. I hope it is not the head gasket, I will flip a lid!! I just got my baby running again after a 3 year hiatus from throwing a rod and blowing a hole in the engine block..... |
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