Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:41:32 -0600 From: "Alvin Carter" <al-crtrnopsamspring.com> Subject: Re: Why a car backfire & smoke
No water in the oil. Water level is OK. I use to lose antifreeze last year but I added a sealant to the reservoir and the antifreeze level has remain constant for six months now. Last year I would get white smoke when the car has been ideal for a long time but not anymore. In the morning the car crakes up find. It runs great. Then sporadically, the engine would cut off. It starts right back up with no problems. I do get blue smoke at the stop light sporadically after the car backfires. How can I check for low compression in one or more cylinders? "Keith Grider" <noonenopsaml.com> wrote in message news:1Cvm6.12672$Aj2.419313nopsamoon.columbus.rr.com... > Knackered is British for 'worn out', 'tired', or otherwise 'damaged'. > > I do not know if I agree with the headgasket portion of the diagnostic. It > MAY be knackered, but probably not. Check for normal head gasket things > first. 1) water in the oil, 2)dropping water level with no obvious leaks, 3) > low compression in one or more cylinders. If it is ok, then diagnose the FI. > Does the 'check engine' light come on at any time? Does this happen when it > is raining only? Is there any other information you can give us? Does it > start and runs fine and then this occurs sporadically or all the time? Blue > smoke is oil, white is antifreeze, black is fuel (rich). Does it idle > smoothly? etc. We need more info to help. > > KeithG > > "Alvin Carter" <al-crtrnopsamspring.com> wrote in message > news:97e022$f7m$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net... > > Do you have any ideals about bring the injection system back from the > dead? > > Also, what does knackerd means? > > > > "Trevor Cockayne" <rootnopsamorld.com> wrote in message > > news:Pine.LNX.4.21.0102242148090.1602-100000nopsam.simpson... > > > It sounds like your injection system is dead and head gasket knackerd > > > > > > -- > > > Trevor Cockayne > > > tcockaynenopsamorld.com > > > > > > On Sat, 24 Feb 2001, Alvin Carter wrote: > > > > > > > All of a sudden my 1987 SAAB 9000 Turbo is backfiring while I'm > driving. > > > > The car does not smoke at all but sometimes when it backfires blue > smoke > > > > comes out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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