May be a leaking injector
Ramon Celaya
Syncro 86
Westy 84
Carat 90
Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
(686) 551-9292
On Mar 30, 2007, at 10:14 AM, Gregor Brandt wrote:

> '86 Westy
>
> I got into my van after it has 'sorta' been sitting for 3.5 months.  I
> say
> sorta because it has been started for extremely short periods of time
> by
> the body shop it was in, just to move it around the shop.
>
> As the engine was warming and I was running at speed, plumes of white
> smoke came from the exhaust, especially when downshifting.
>
> My first thought was coolant leak into a cylinder, but the smoke
> minimized
> (but did not go away completely) as the engine warmed up to operating
> temperature.  After cool down the coolant level in the expansion tank
> had
> not moved appreciably.
>
> The van was stored with very little gas in it and I had just filled it
> up....could it be water in the gas or do I reallyy have a headgasket
> leak?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> Gregor
>