The thread on white clouds prompted this for the record. Black Smoke - overly rich fuel mixture - fuel control problem. Check fuel and induction components. White Smoke - usually coolant related - gotta leak somewhere into the Exhaust system - Could be head gaskets, cracked heads. Blue or Blue-white Smoke - Usually an oil problem - rings, bad valve guides, scored cylinder wall. A compression check is in order on this one. Often the tailpipe pipe will be oily. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver |
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