Hi Steve,
A question similar to yours was asked within the last two weeks on this
net. One answer was that overfilled carburettor dashpots can give that
blue smoke plume a few miles after startup. You might check that.
On Tue, 22 Jul 1997 19:36:29 +1000 "Mirams" <mirams@alphalink.com.au>
writes:
>Greetings,
>
>I have been off the list for sometime now as my money tight university
>decided to blow the computing budget away into virtually nothing,
>making it
>impossible to get a on a computer and thus check my email. Problem
>solved
>as I now have access from home. Anyway, the midget (1969) has been
>running
>extremely well in recent times providing at least 8 months of daily
>driving
>without leaving me stranded. It has, however developed a problem over
>the
>last month or two which I would like to address. After a cold start, I
>drive for about two or three miles then all of a sudden it lets out
>huge
>plumes of grey/blue smoke for the next mile every time I take off.
>After
>that mile is up, the smoke disappears. What gives? I have spoken to
>one
>mechanic who believes it is valve stem seals and/or guides. Any
>thoughts on
>what it may be?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Steve Mirams
>69 Midget
>Melbourne, Australia
>
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