What makes this car sometimes "Smoke on startup" hot or cold?
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What makes this car sometimes "Smoke on startup" hot or cold?
A "Greyish" smoke that smells like acrid hot exhaust, NOT Coolant. (Uts not white, its greyish. Sometimes "Puffy")
Sometimes i start it up and there is a literal "Puff" that floats away like a balloon, looks grey
ONCE it didnt smoke AT ALL, let the car sit about 12 hours or so, started it up.. smoked in the morning. Tends to do this.
Do i have a wonky sensor? Is it DUMPING fuel (means my fuel filter is ok?)
IS IT THE CARB can it do that!!?!?!????? (They say i have an "Automatic Choke and Carb but does it still get maligned?)
Im gonna cap off the emissions stuff since it sputters like i have no gas w that tape failing, but the next issue is "WTH is that little bit of SMOKE!"
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Sometimes i start it up and there is a literal "Puff" that floats away like a balloon, looks grey
ONCE it didnt smoke AT ALL, let the car sit about 12 hours or so, started it up.. smoked in the morning. Tends to do this.
Do i have a wonky sensor? Is it DUMPING fuel (means my fuel filter is ok?)
IS IT THE CARB can it do that!!?!?!????? (They say i have an "Automatic Choke and Carb but does it still get maligned?)
Im gonna cap off the emissions stuff since it sputters like i have no gas w that tape failing, but the next issue is "WTH is that little bit of SMOKE!"
Thanks 84 Camaro 2.8L V6
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Car: 82 S10, 83 280ZX, 84 Z28
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Re: What makes this car sometimes "Smoke on startup" hot or cold?
Its usually leaking valve stem seals that cause that.
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Engine: 357 Single plane and a Ysi vortech
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Usually if its not too bad I'd live with it, until you have to go into the motor for something else... 
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