New Vette, 1st problem!
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From: Alexandria VA
New Vette, 1st problem!
Car has been running great for 3 weeks (a '75 L48) with little or no visible exhaust. This morning there was heavy gray exhaust pouring out of the pipes after I started her up (continued until I began driving 2-3 minutes later, not sure if it was still like that while I was driving to work). Not sure why something like this would happen all of a sudden - any input would be great! There were no changes in performance. Here are the only things I can think of:
1. Car was covered, but maybe some springtime pollen or other tree stuff is clogging something?
2. This is the first time the gas tank has been completely full - thought I read something somewhere on these forums about this being a problem with some C3's.
3. Just a side-effect of sitting for a few days?
No idea. Again, thanks for any help.
1. Car was covered, but maybe some springtime pollen or other tree stuff is clogging something?
2. This is the first time the gas tank has been completely full - thought I read something somewhere on these forums about this being a problem with some C3's.
3. Just a side-effect of sitting for a few days?
No idea. Again, thanks for any help.
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Sounds like moisture to me. Was the gray cloud smoke-like or steam-like? Was there a lot of dew or humidity that morning? I would probably say it was just moisture burning off. If the cloud is more like smoke, then you could have other issues. Just keep an eye on it. 
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I sure hope that's what it is - could certainly be. Looked a little thick and gray to be steam, but I'm an idiot, so who knows. I suppose we'll know whether that was the case when I head out to lunch this afternoon.
Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for the reply.
