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White Smoke On Startup

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Old 02-15-2009 | 10:17 PM
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when this guy starts his 92 chevy it takes a long time to start and lots of white smoke
 
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Old 02-15-2009 | 10:59 PM
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Sounds like bad glow plugs.
 
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Old 02-16-2009 | 12:36 AM
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If it's cold, it might white smoke for a while until the engine gets warm, but if it's hard to start and white smokes a lot, definitely sounds like glow plugs
 
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Old 02-16-2009 | 02:37 AM
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