Thanks Karl
The heads are newish.., does such a leak would require immediate attention? 

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> On 2014-01-18, at 17:35, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM> wrote:
> 
> Extensive white smoke could be a head gasket leaking coolant into the combustion chamber. 
> 
> Karl Wolz
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>> On Jan 18, 2014, at 6:21 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> White smoke on startup - oil and maybe some water. After warm-up -
>> should be little or no smoke.
>> 
>> As a rule - white/blue smoke is symptomatic of and oil problem some where
>> 
>> Black smoke is indicatrive of a fuel problem.
>> 
>> 
>> John
>> 
>>> On 1/18/2014 6:11 PM, Alain Thibault wrote:
>>> Allo all
>>> My van sits in the garage for most of the week and I drive it only once a week. When I start it, there is a lot of white smoke...I mean a lot of smoke. Alter 10-15 minutes, when the engine has reached normal temperature, there is no more smoke. I know that it is normal that there is smoke when the engine is cold but that much, I have rarely seen it. Being fairly new to the Vanagon world, I wonder it this is normal? I would appreciate any of your thoughts on the subject. I don't know if it is related to that, but when the engine has reached normal temperature, it will need  2-3 cranks before the engine starts again...
>>> Thanks
>>> Alain
>>> 1986 Westfalia
>>> 
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