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Re: erratic smoking continued Posted by ZAAB [Email] (#685) [Profile/Gallery] (more from ZAAB) on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:41:23 In Reply to: erratic smoking continued, MC '85 900T, Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:34:04 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Head gasket for sure...My 85 had the exact same diagnosis...I settled for driving it up a hill to warm up, then no smoke...If I idled for too long, smoke for sure.
The gasket has an oil line hole very close to cylinder #1...the oil flows thru the block into the head...This small width part of the gasket fails, and oil slowly leaks into cylinder 1. Check the spark plug, it'll be dirter than the others.
As for the frothing, uh,,,maybe you are running low on oil and the oil pump is sucking air as well, but that possibility is hand-waving and I do not know. IF you have coolant in the oil, then get the gasket changed immediately.
Again, I drove my 85T for three years with this ailment,,,no consequences other than checking the oil more often and topping it off.
ZAAB
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