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Old May 16, 2004 | 09:18 PM
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Car: White 25th Anniversary RS
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Transmission: t56
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smokes but what is it

white smoke when i hit the gas, its not oil. but i cant tell if its rich or lean or maybee not enough octane rating?(91) only when i hit the gas it smokes below is my setup.
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Old May 16, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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white smoke is usually water....head gasket maybe.
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Old May 16, 2004 | 09:40 PM
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or intake gasket, cracked head, cracked block....suggest doing a compression test and see if there is a difference between cylinders....could also be condensation in the exhaust boiling off but if it smokes after warmup.....you gotta problem
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Old May 16, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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Car: White 25th Anniversary RS
Engine: lt1
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maybee water in the gas?? it doesnt seems to smoke realy bad just puffs when i rev it up or hammer on it accelerating. has not ran hot or ran different either. it sat for a while could condensation be a problim? i just filled it up with the 91. before it was stored 8 months it had a 50/50 mix of cam2 race fuel and 94 there was a 1/8th tank left in it.now im almost though my first tank of 91. when my last car had a bad intake it forced air into the block and made it run hot and boil over... this runs fine.
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Old May 16, 2004 | 11:00 PM
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try pullin the spark plugs and inspecting them that will give you a good idea of whats goin on
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Old May 17, 2004 | 12:04 AM
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Do a compression test on all 8 cylinders. White smoke is generally associated with coolant getting into the combustion chamber some how. The most common way is either via head gasket or intake gasket.

Also, like stated, yank the spark plugs one by one and inspect the end.
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Old May 17, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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Car: White 25th Anniversary RS
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ok ...what are the plugs gonna look like if its because of water?
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Old May 17, 2004 | 09:50 PM
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If it is water in the cylinder that plug should be virtually steamed perfectly clean....thats not always the case though....compression test is a much better indicator....water is the fluid level in the radiator like notice any difference? Anyway do the compression test if all cylinders are close look at the intake gaskets for a possible leak...you could always have the cooling system pressure tested too and if it doesnt hold pressure chances are its a intake gasket leak that you cant see...most times an intake gasket would leak coolant into the oil
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