Ut oh... White smoke (like a fog machine) on startup
12-11-2004, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by codestar7
Lets see If I can dredge up a memory from 30 years ago. Bet your cars an automatic, The shift omoter is on the right side of the tranny and connected to the intake manifold by a metal tube ,usually. There is a diaphrame in the actual little gold thing mounted on the side of your tranny, I cant , Oh the modulator...LOL I remembered. If the diaphram gets a pin hole in it the transmition fluid will actually leak backwards up this pipewhen the engine cools, into your intake manifold ,and its just like a Fog machine...LOL Works exactly the same. Such fun!...A cheep fix, new modulator, Unless you just wont the kids to play some more. Your shift will be more positive though if you fix it. 
12-11-2004, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack71
I have heard of that problem! But my car is modded to death and there's no line from my 700r4 to the edelbrock air gap manifold. Plus, that would wayyyyy tooo easy to fix. The easy problems don't find me...
12-11-2004, 11:50 PM
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You say that it hasen't been started in a couple of months. I would check the valve stem seals. They have a habit hardening up if the engine has been sitting for awhile.
12-12-2004, 02:16 AM
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Check your oil...if it's gray and thick you have antifreeze/water in it. That's from a cracked block or blown head gasket. If it one of these things it should blow white smoke pretty constant.
