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1. Problem with starting (score: 1): Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 14:48:01 -0400; My son's '85 El Camino (5.0L V8) has a problem starting when the is cold. It smokes. Blue clouds of oil smoke. But if the outside temperature is 10-20 degrees warmer, no smoke, starts right up and ru; /html/shop-talk/2002-04/msg00044.html (7,653 bytes)
2. Re: Problem with starting (score: 1): Author: "Timothy R. Hoerning" <hoerni@cooper.edu>; Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:27:22 -0400 (EDT); Only thing I can think of is the PCV Valve. Have you tried replacing that? I recently failed emissions inspection for visible smoke in my commuter car ('90 Plymouth Laser). After replacing the PCV (a; /html/shop-talk/2002-04/msg00046.html (8,517 bytes)
3. RE: Problem with starting (score: 1): Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:28:11 -0400; I forgot to mention that's also a relatively new PCV valve (but it won't hurt to change it anyway - they're cheap). The other end of the system would be the vent/filter in the side of the air cleaner; /html/shop-talk/2002-04/msg00047.html (7,639 bytes)
4. Re: Problem with starting (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@bayarea.net>; Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:07:57 -0700; Pop off the valve cover and see if the drain holes looked blocked. if they are, the thick/cold oil isn't draining and instead is getting sucked into the PCV valve (check that cover only). Maybe. :-); /html/shop-talk/2002-04/msg00050.html (7,543 bytes)
5. RE: Problem with starting (score: 1): Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:56:59 -0400; As I wrote before: Several people wrote to suggest that it's worn rings (I hope not!!) or a bad PCV valve. I had thought of the possibility of the PCV valve, but didn't think too much about it since; /html/shop-talk/2002-04/msg00088.html (8,222 bytes)

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