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1. cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: "Matt Peterson" <pete_303@hotmail.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:54:25 PDT; Hello everyone, I was curious as to what a cloud of whitish blue exhaust means on start-up. After the car has sit for awhile on start-up it will expel a good amount of whitish smoke from the exhaust; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00640.html (8,188 bytes)
2. Re: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: P or T <p-pie@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:17:41 -0400; White smoke may not be a good sign, as the white aspect is quite possibly steam, made from water in the coolant....check this out: do you have any oil under your rad cap? Is there any coolant in you; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00643.html (8,770 bytes)
3. Re: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: VulForge@aol.com; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 11:54:08 EDT; << Could oil be leaking into the cylinders when it sits? Yes. Probably valve guides. Another question. When my car is started up cold I don't need to give it any gas to start it. However, if the engi; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00654.html (8,292 bytes)
4. Re: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: "Graham Evans" <evansg@erols.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:14:10 -0400; If by "diminishes" you mean it goes away completely then it could be the oil in the carburetor dampers is leaking when it sits. Do you have to top up the oil in the dampers frequently? If so, then th; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00663.html (9,199 bytes)
5. Re: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: Gary Gerding <ggerding@tconl.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:27:32 -0500; I assume that the reference is to adding oil to the top of the carburetors where the plastic knobbed dipstick is. How do you know if enough oil is in there and what type oil belongs in there? Thanks,; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00666.html (7,961 bytes)
6. Re: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: IMPORT1@aol.com; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:53:57 EDT; << If by "diminishes" you mean it goes away completely then it could be the oil in the carburetor dampers is leaking when it sits. Do you have to top up the oil in the dampers frequently? If so, then; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00667.html (8,305 bytes)
7. Re: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: "Graham Evans" <evansg@erols.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:59:24 -0400; You are correct. As far as I know, the recommended fluid is SAE 30 oil. I have seen one note on the list that suggested transmission fluid to get quicker response from the carburetor. I have not trie; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00669.html (9,755 bytes)
8. Re[2]: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:09:32 -0700; I doubt there's enough oil in the dampers to cause the smoke you're seeing. Like Russ indicated, it's probably bad valve guides in the head (or other serious problems like a crack). With the carb dam; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00670.html (8,989 bytes)
9. Re: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: "Graham Evans" <evansg@erols.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 20:19:46 -0400; Original message stated "whitish blue exhaust " which kind of left it open to either. Since it also stated it was on start-up after sitting it reminded me of the symptoms I had when my carburetor sea; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00671.html (9,254 bytes)
10. cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: "Matt Peterson" <pete_303@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 19:44:12 PDT; Hi everyone, Thank you for your responses. I leaned out the carbs and that helped the start up problem and lessened the darkness of the exhaust somewhat but the exhaust still is whitish. I put my fin; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00746.html (10,206 bytes)
11. RE: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: "HUBBARD, Charles" <chubbard@shl.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 07:00:56 -0700; I think you may want to perform a compression test before you pull the head. That would at least help rule out other likely problems. Sounds like you could have an oil ring out on one of your piston; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00759.html (11,027 bytes)
12. Re: cloud of smoke on start-up (score: 1): Author: james moore <jmoore1@erols.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 22:57:43 -0400; One other thing you might want to try is to do is crude "cylinder leakdown" test. With some basic air hose parts and a compression gauge you can pressurize the cylinders. Then see how long it takes f; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00785.html (12,005 bytes)

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