On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Brian brian wrote:

> The blue smoke in the exhaust still occurs but only
> under one condition - when re-starting the van within
> a few minutes of stopping while very hot, I still see
> a large cloud of smoke on occasion. Otherwise the
> exhaust is back to normal.

Usually, blue smoke that appears when starting but at no other time is bad
valve stem seals.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si