I agree, sounds like a head gasket on its way out.
'66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: noji <noji@snowman.med.umn.edu>
To: Hoon Kim <hoon@pixar.com>
Cc: datsun roadster mailist <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: white smoke
> Hoon,
>
> A general guess. Normally oil produces black smoke and water will produce
> white smoke. My guess is that you have coolant leaking in from somewhere
(head
> gasket). When the car is warm then the smoke (steam) will not be visible.
>
> Dana
>
> Hoon Kim wrote:
>
> > I have a '67 1600, and everytime I let it sit a little, and then start
it
> > lots of whitish, gray smoke billow out of my exhaust. I'm not sure if it
is
> > just the water condensation, but I doesn't smell clean. I'm not sure if
it
> > is oil or not. It only happens when I first start the car, but goes away
> > shortly after. Of course the longer it sits, the more smoke. How would I
> > fix this problem, or check to see if oil is leaking into the gas.
Thanks.
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> > Hoon Kim
> > ______\____ hoon@pixar.com
> > :/_()_____()_; '67 1600
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