[Shop-talk] smoking 1993 El Dorado

[George P Dausch IV]

Definitely antifreeze with a sweet smell.  Since your initial cost is
little, I would immediately dump a can or two of Bars Leak or similar
into it and see what happens.  I have sealed some amazing leaks with that
stuff, and you have zero to lose other than the cost of the stuff.

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:07:18 -0700 (PDT) Frank Vantacich
<rustymetal at sbcglobal.net> writes:
Temperature appears normal, no milkyness in the oil.  I will keep my eye
on the radiator overflow container for loss of fluid and bubbles.  I have
never found the actual radiator cap, just the overflow container.
 
One other thing I failed to mention earlier is the the white smoke has a
sweet smell to it.
 
Thanks for the help.


Frank V.
rustymetal at sbcglobal.net


--- On Thu, 9/11/08, George P Dausch IV <gpd4 at juno.com> wrote:

From: George P Dausch IV <gpd4 at juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] smoking 1993 El Dorado
To: rustymetal at sbcglobal.net
Cc: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 9:42 AM


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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