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- From: nate@panix.com (Nate Clark)
- Subject: Subaru billows white smoke...
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.190511.17756@panix.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 19:05:11 GMT
- Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC
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- Quick question: I have an '85 Subaru with approx. 130k miles.
- The car's in excellent condition, with one exception: it's just
- started billowing white exhaust. I have it parked, and start
- it every week to let the oil circulate, etc. Last week the car
- started fine, but then suddenly seemed to lose compression. The
- engine killed immediately. I was able to restart the thing, but
- things still don't feel right. Anybody have experience with this
- sort of thing? Is it possible I'm just seeing the results of
- condensation in the engine (we did have a cold/hot/wet weather
- spell), or more likely there's a problem with a cracked cylinder
- or something? Any ideas would be appreciated.
-
- I was getting ready to unload the car, so two questions: how much
- would it take to repair this kind of ailment? And assuming I don't have
- it fixed and just try to sell it, what's it going to cost me in
- street value?
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- Thanks in advance...
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