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Old 07-09-2010, 08:15 PM
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Question sputter and white smoke???

I was just driving home had it in O/D off i was around 2k rpm gave it a little throttle and it sputtered and white smoke came out the stacks any one know what would cause this? any help would be great thanks
 
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Old 07-09-2010, 08:49 PM
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Dead hole or bad injector or hopefully your just sucking air somewhere!
 
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Old 07-09-2010, 09:02 PM
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if it is a bad injector why doesnt it do it all the time?
 
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:16 PM
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thats it ?? no one else has ever heard of this?
 
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Old 07-10-2010, 10:16 PM
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your probably just sucking air somewhere most likely the draw straw
 
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Old 07-10-2010, 10:27 PM
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What is your fuel level when this happens?
 
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Old 07-11-2010, 08:13 AM
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when it first happen it was about 1/8 tank but i filled it up and it still does it. it will only do it if i accl hard if i roll it on it wont do it. if i am going along steady and stab the throttle it will do it but not all the time
 
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:09 PM
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Check your rail pressure and feed pressure when it happens for problems. Back the Smarty timing and\or SW down and see if that changes anything.
 
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:14 PM
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allready tried backing down the sw and the timing didnt work
 
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Old 07-12-2010, 09:59 PM
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White smoke unburnt fuel. I'm still going for a bad injector!
 


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