white smoke from a 68

["Woolf,Richard" <richard.woolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another thing you may want to check if the spark plugs are firing. I had a
simular problem once before with the white smoke, and when I pulled the
plugs out one wasn't firing. It was wet with n gas. Bad plug was causing the
problem. Change the plug, and problem was gone.

Rich Woolf
'66 Crown
'73 LeBaron   

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Bachan [mailto:jbachan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:15 AM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IML: white smoke from a 68


I have to agree with Bob.
 The first thing I check when I'm told a car is
blowing white smoke is if its low or lossing coolant.
White smoke is almost always Steam! check compression
if your lucky it'll just be a head gasked, (low
compression on to ajoining cylinders ussually
indicated aburned through gasket)Low compression on
just one cylinder could indicate a gasket blown to out
side (rare) cracked head ussually 'tween valve (most
common ara for heads to crack)or a cracked cylinder.
This last failure will, however usually be accomanied
by milky oil (water in oil)or bubbles (lots of 'em,)in
radiator as cumbustion gasses are force into the water
jacket). Odds are if the enginge hasn't overheated to
warp the head or froze to crack the block it a head
gasket or cracker head.
Just my three and a half cents
Joe
'76 nyb 
--- Bob Kinker <robertkinker@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> White smoke is usually water...
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