HI friends, thanks to those who replied my last post about changing valve guide seals. The heavy white smoke completely disappeared. Now my 2.0 dohv eclipse wont start. When I put her back together after the seal job, she cranked right over and run tilI shut it off. Then woundntstart up again.I even took it for a 3or 4 mile spin, ran great. then crank, crank ,crank, no start. This morning, took all belts, pulleys, timing cover off and retimed according to manual. ( I think I was one tooth off). Now its dead nuts. Still no start, Drained battery, charged ,no start. Then while examining plugs forclues, I had my son crank to maybe blow out excess gas that didnt burn, turned right over,with 3 plugs! It ran no matter whatplug I took out. Cranking like a new battery would. I put all 4 plugs in, cranks slow like a drain on battery but fired up. Once. took it for a spin,,Half hour or so,came back ,let idle, turn off no start.I do smell rotten egg cat. converter odor though,coincedence?

 

Strange man is the spark plug black and sooty? could be a carbon build up or lose of compression which would mean new piston rings.</P>


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I think your cylinders might be flooded. White smoke means you have antifreeze getting into your cylinders. Which means a headgasket leak.