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