

| Subject: | Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals |
| From: | Peter T. Owsianowski |
| Date: | Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:16:36 -0400 |
I thought that meant VW would be producing a new retro style camper van with a hybrid motor! -- Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" WWW.Busesbythebeach.com On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, John left out 'White smoke coming from the Vatican chimney - new Pope > selected' =) > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Jim Cochran <mxsailor@gmail.com> wrote: > > > There it is, Volks. The three commandments. > > Jim C > > > > > > On Sep 29, 2008, at 4:01 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > > > > The thread on white clouds prompted this for the record. > >> > >> Black Smoke - overly rich fuel mixture - fuel control problem. Check > >> fuel and induction components. > >> > >> White Smoke - usually coolant related - gotta leak somewhere into the > >> Exhaust system - Could be head gaskets, cracked heads. > >> > >> Blue or Blue-white Smoke - Usually an oil problem - rings, bad valve > >> guides, scored cylinder wall. A compression check is in order on this > >> one. Often the tailpipe pipe will be oily. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> John Rodgers > >> 88 GL Driver > >> > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >
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