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Subject:Re: Dead? Blue/black smoke, no ext. oil leak, runs bad
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:26:50 -0400
At 12:09 6/12/2000, Matthew Pollard wrote:
>So what is wrong? 84 with 100,000 on a VWofCa rebuild.  No oil or coolant
>is leaking to the ground.  It was a sooty smoke so i know it was
>oil.  Could a clogged engine breather hose be pushing oil into the
>cylinders?  Or a broken ring or something?

Oil smoke is bluish-white -- black smoke usually (prolly always?) means
running rich...

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David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'85 GL "Poor Relation"