Hello All,
I have just gotten the engine in my x running after it had been sitting for years. I have replaced the spark plugs fixed the ignition timing, changed the oil and coolant, rebuild the carb and hot wired the starter. The engine starts easy first time and idles solid if a little low. There is an occasional miss that goes away as the engine warms up.
What I am worried about at the moment is the car starts blowing white smoke after it has been running for a minute or two, the smoke also comes from the outside of the exhaust. I am not sure if there is an internal problem with the engine (piston rings) and the engine is slowly chewing itself apart. The smoke doesn't smell sweet so I don't think it is a blown head gasket. The smoke is not there when the engine first starts so I don't think it is valve guides. My guess is that it is oil/rubbish in the exhaust that is burning off as the engine warms up. But I am not sure and i am too scared I am doing damage to the engine to just let the engine run for a few minutes to wrm up and see if it clears. Does anybody have any ideas what could cause an engine to smoke after it has been running for a minute or two?
Dishy
I have just gotten the engine in my x running after it had been sitting for years. I have replaced the spark plugs fixed the ignition timing, changed the oil and coolant, rebuild the carb and hot wired the starter. The engine starts easy first time and idles solid if a little low. There is an occasional miss that goes away as the engine warms up.
What I am worried about at the moment is the car starts blowing white smoke after it has been running for a minute or two, the smoke also comes from the outside of the exhaust. I am not sure if there is an internal problem with the engine (piston rings) and the engine is slowly chewing itself apart. The smoke doesn't smell sweet so I don't think it is a blown head gasket. The smoke is not there when the engine first starts so I don't think it is valve guides. My guess is that it is oil/rubbish in the exhaust that is burning off as the engine warms up. But I am not sure and i am too scared I am doing damage to the engine to just let the engine run for a few minutes to wrm up and see if it clears. Does anybody have any ideas what could cause an engine to smoke after it has been running for a minute or two?
Dishy