jphender@soli.inav.net wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am going to ask a question that probably know the answer to. After
> sitting for about 9 years after coming home from the machine shop, I
> started my engine about a month ago. Sure, the weather is cool, and I
> haven't let the engine completely warm up, but the exhaust seems to have a
> lot of steam in it. Otherwise the engine seems fine.
>
> Would sitting like that cause problems with the head gasket? Should it be
> torqued? Replaced? Seems odd.
Steam is normal on cold damp days.
Bring the engine up to normal operating temp.
If it is coolant that is burning, you can smell it in the exhaust, kind of
like sweet burnt smell.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim Henderson
>
> '69 Sprite MKIV HAN9U78817G
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