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how normal is white smoke coming out of your exhaust?

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Old 12-15-2005, 09:16 PM
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Default how normal is white smoke coming out of your exhaust?

if it makes any difference, the car was cold, but it was still 65*F outside.

i was trying to post a video, but it's 41MB.
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Default WTF would I want to see white smoke in HD coming out of your car?

LOL, and no its not normal.
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bc HD r0x0rz
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Default could be condensation from the car standing a while

or a more serious indication of some leakage otherwise if it smells funky
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Ah, I was going along the lines of how his plug looked.
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Default well it is intermittent. sometimes it comes out after i've been running it hard...

others when i just start it up.

it's got leaky valve cover gaskets, and the gasket between the dp->tp, as well as the gasket @ the oil pan from the oil return line are both MIA.

i'll be fixing all of this... very soon, next week. (was going to do it today but had too much work).

maybe i'll do it saturday in the AM.
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my plug?
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Default really compressed WMV (sd) file

<a href="http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~tbucklin/exhaust_SD.wmv">right-click, save-as</a>
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Wait, nevermind. Got you and the other guy screwed up. Long day at work, ugh.
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Default just looks like mine... except mine had a bluish touch to it

<ul><li><a href="http://www.stephankuehl.com/exhaust/PICT0039.mov">RCSA (right click save as)</a></li></ul>


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