Robert:
You did not say anything about the color of the smoke (white, blue, or
black). This could be a clue as to what it is.
Stephen F. Bauserman
Managing Director
The ACTS Group
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> From: Robert D. Coviello <70354.523@compuserve.com>
> To: Morgans <morgans@Autox.Team.Net>
> Subject: 1980 4/4
> Date: Tuesday, March 25, 1997 10:38 PM
>
> All,
>
> I have a 1980 Propane Fink Turbo 4/4 that smokes with only 12,000 miles
on the
> clock that I believe is the correct milage due to the non-worn original
Michelin
> XAS tires and other clues. It only smokes when warm, and then not every
time.
> The exaust has a strange odor like wet twigs smoldering on a campfire
(even with
> no smoke). Is this a consequence of the propane? I have smelled exaust
from
> propane fork lifts etc. and they don't smell this way.
>
> I have not pulled the valve cover, but what I can see through the oil
filler
> looks like an absolutely new engine (due, no doubt to the clean
combustion of
> propane) so I have a difficult time believing that the valve guides or
rings are
> shot.
>
> The turbo unit has been rebuilt 3 times by the former owner (in the hopes
the
> smoke was from that unit). Obviously I need to get into the engine, but
on the
> off chance anyone else has seen this problem I'd thought I'd ask.
>
> Also, anyone know of more Turbo 4/4s?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
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