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Sep 15, 2006 | 09:13 PM

paintballproam

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my friend came up to me today and said that when i left school i let out some black smoke at first then once i grabbed second it let out a lil smoke and i think he said it did the same going into 3rd

Sep 16, 2006 | 03:10 PM

93eclipsegsx

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RE: black smoke

its unburned fuel thats leaving the exhaust. its normal if thtas what your wondering

Sep 16, 2006 | 08:09 PM

clos36

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what if the smoke is white?
its happend to me like 2 weeks ago i was leaving school and white smoke came out....
it hasnt done it since then

Sep 17, 2006 | 12:03 AM

paintballproam

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RE: black smoke

head gasket, aka coolant in combustion chamber

Sep 17, 2006 | 12:52 AM

clos36

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head gasket, aka coolant in combustion chamber

coolant in combustion chamber...how do i fix that and how bad is that?
it hasnt done it since that day

Sep 17, 2006 | 01:09 AM

paintballproam

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ummm if coolant is getting in there, it means the head gasket is shot. So you are going to need to do a new head gasket. Just keep an eye on it for white smoke and if it happens again, then think about a head gasket