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apattylou
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Aug 18, 2008, 8:08 AM
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smoking 1st 5 minutes
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have 1991 mazda 626 2.2 litre. did complete head gasket job. took head to machine shop and they planed it and seated valves all new everything just had to put it back together. now runs good but first thing in morning for first 5 minutes it smokes whitesh really bad. rest of day ok. is it antifreeze working out. i changed oil twice filter once. drained radiator and put new antifreeze. please help. e mail address paustin9@cfl.rr.com thanks
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Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 19, 2008, 5:32 AM
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Re: smoking 1st 5 minutes
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Arggh! Are you noticing a drop or consumption of anti-freeze? Light color does suggest it's leaking in and burning it.
It might just be leaking some like overnight and when warm is tight enough not to leak and might pressure test out.
It doesn't take a lot to make a lot of smoke. I'd bet one spark plug would show which one gets some anti-freeze.
What to do? If you did the job yourself I'd recheck anything pertaining to the torque of gaskets possible (I'm thinking intake manifold) and if slow enough consider about 2oz of a 12oz bottle (not to overdo) of a fav sealer Mac's Rad and block repair #1712 sold also under Napa's name. If just a smidge doesn't stop it don't add more! I'm not a fan of snake oil fixes.
If not seen in oil or as air in coolant also then it suggests this can only leak one way into an area to be burned and not the other way - can happen.
Your call based on rate of loss of what I expect to be coolant, (oil tends to be blueish)
T
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