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Excessive smoking and oil leakage after storage
Hi All, yesterday I started my SC for the first time in 11 months, I was
horrified when an excessive amount of white smoke was coming from the exhaust. This probably lingered for about 5 mins until engine was warm . Also I noticed some oil dripping and spraying from the exhaust, again this went away. I restarted the engine this morning and it was fine. Having had a fairly recent upper endf rebuild, is this normal ? 
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12-20-2010, 02:43 PM
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Yupperz.....next time drive it at night.....you won't notice it.
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12-20-2010, 02:45 PM
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muck-raker
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Coastal PNW
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these cars don't seem to like sitting around very much....I have better luck when I drive her a lot.
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STONE '88 Cabriolet, using EP Slick 20w50 partial synthetic Snake Oil...just as Rommel intended.  Deny Everything; Admit Nothing; and Always Make Counter-accusations 
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12-20-2010, 05:21 PM
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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
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My engine sat for a couple years before being installed in the current car. It would smoke quite a bit upon start-up, but the more I drove it, the cleaner the exhaust.
The car still sits most of the winter, and may or may not put out a puff when started in the spring. What you saw was normal. Just drive it. |
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12-20-2010, 06:44 PM
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