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Poor idle, smoke from dipstick tube=bad rings?
Posted by John Rose (more from John Rose) on Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:37:00
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Engine's been idling poorly since I blew the head gasket a year and a half ago. Lately I've noticed vacuum at idle has gone from 22"HG to 19 "HG. Smelled gas in the oil, and when I rev the engine I see little puffs of grey smoke coming from the dipstick tube. Failed emissions due to high HC emissions last August. What's going on here? Did I toast a piston or the rings?
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Posts in this Thread:
- Poor idle, smoke from dipstick tube=bad rings?, John Rose, Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:37:00 <-- Viewing This Message
- I had these same problems with my c900TC..., Joe98, Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:31:28
- Um, I take it you still have a bad head gasket?, saabaru, Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:59:43
- No,no, John Rose, Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:56:30
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