[Shop-talk] smoking 1993 El Dorado

[George P Dausch IV]

Yes.  Indicative of a head gasket leak probably.  Is it running hot
and/or using coolant.  Any milkiness on the dipstick to indicate water
and oil mixing?
 
On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:32:53 -0700 (PDT) Frank Vantacich
<rustymetal at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> My son received a free 1993 El Dorado North Star 32 valve Cadillac 
> recently
> with 122,000 miles on it.  The car sat idle for almost a year 
> although it was
> started periodically.  We drove it home the three miles with no 
> problems. 
> After having it for a few weeks and starting it every other day it 
> started to
> put out white smoke  immediately upon starting and then gets less 
> and less but
> never disappearing completely as things heated up.
>  
> I was always under the impression that white smoke meant a water 
> leak,  blue
> smoke meant excess oil and black smoke meant a rich mixture.  Is 
> this true?
> 
> 
> Frank V.
> rustymetal at sbcglobal.net
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