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- From: stevenh@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (steven.t.heinsius)
- Subject: Re: Oil smoke on startup
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:05:09 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.210509.14576@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Aug26.130541.5277@cornerstone.com>
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- its time for valve guide seals.
- get your spring compressor and some compressed air
- and away you go.
-
- not to bad a job.
- Steve
- ps don't let the garage sell you a new motor--if you change
- your oil you will be fine with just the seals.kk
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- From article <1992Aug26.130541.5277@cornerstone.com>, by aefron@cornerstone.com (Andy Efron):
- > I have an '87 Celica GT with 58k miles, and over the past year or so I've
- > noticed that when I start the engine cold, blue smoke comes out of the
- > exhaust for a few seconds. The longer the car has been sitting, the more
- > blue smoke comes out. Does this signify anything important?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Andy
- >
- >
- >
- > ----------------------------------------------------
- > "I didn't do it to make history. You do something
- > that you want to do or feel you have to do, because
- > you like it and love it. And if it turns out to be
- > history, well, so what?"
- >
- > --Carroll Shelby,
- > from "The Cobra-Ferrari Wars"
- > ----------------------------------------------------
- >
- >
- >
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