Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:23:26 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: 1987 saab 9000 turbo and CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE
"Rob" <robnospamam.com> wrote in message news:Mis3c.415$4c.304nospamny01.gnilink.net... > about 2 weeks ago i dropped my car off at a commuters lot. on my way there, > the car started smoking (white) and stalled a couple of times. i had to > keep the RPMs up to avoid the stalling. eventually the car would barely > move and the smoke got worse. i just made it into a parking space and > figured id deal with it when i returned. > Your head gasket blew, generally a pretty easy repair, you may well have ruined your engine or at least the cylinder head by continuing to drive it like that.