[s-cars] smokey Q

[David Kase]

He has no problem.  A bit of condensation is all. 

My AAN in my CQ does the same.  I thought I saw a blue tint but wasn't 
sure.  I believe M1 doesn't burn blue anyway.  I have heard that some 
dealers put synthetic in oil burning engines to run the car at the auction.

Dave K

pkrasusky at ups.com wrote:

>Question for you gents for a non-lister local friend of mine:
>
>His '95.5 mit maybe 145k omits a clearish whitish smoke upon start up.
>Not immediately, not until a few seconds / minute when it gets warmish.
>Doesn't always do it, and it's not very thick, but pretty constant once
>it starts.  Seems mostly on the cool misty days.  It really looks like
>condensation burning off from inside the pipes.  Does have a *very*
>slight bluish hue.  Seems to do it after having sat for like a few hours
>he says.  No traceable odor.  Once it warms up or he drives it he says
>it's gone.
>
>His head gasket was done previously, and he says car doesn't use coolant
>but uses the "typical" quart per thousand of Mobil 1.
>
>I was guessing maybe valve seals or turbo seals, for lack of better
>answer.  But, it's not really that blue, at all.  And it doesn't do it
>upon immediate start up, nor under accel.  Sort of sounds like same
>story Smokey Edweirdo Walsh told her years back.  
>
>Again, really looked like condensation to me, but, it's odd that the
>'smoke' will sit in the air upon shut off and not merely evaporate
>immediately.
>
>Thoughts?  TIA.
>
>-Paul
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David B. Kase
Engineering Manager
PDQ Industries, Inc.
2754 Creek Hill Road
PO Box 507
Leola, PA 17540

717-656-4281 (p)
717-656-8749 (f)