<VV> White Smoke - was basics

[D. Barry Ellison]

JR...
 
EXACT same symptoms/problem on a 'customers' car Friday night, as he was trying to pick it up and drive it home.  After two floats in the same carb and a top gasket, we fixed it.  Only we tried to let it run so we washed the cylinders, and filled 1+ qt into the crankcase - then had to drain/change the oil/filter.
 
He'd driven it Thursday and all was good.  The customer was my brother's, however he was at the Myrtle Beach show!  SOMEbody had to fix it and get the guy home.  He thought it was safe, as would I, so he took a 2 hour taxi ride to get there, i.e. stranded himself.  No other way home.  Luckily, no plans with my own family that night.  
 
We shook hands, he headed off... screamed at him... "No lights".  Got that semi-working well enough (in the dark no less) to get him home.
 
This was a newbie owner as well.  He's the 2nd owner, 33k mile original motor... HAD to save that engine.  Hopefully, my efforts will help maintain us another Corvair owner.Barry > From: hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> To: FrankCB at aol.com; ScottyGrover at aol.com> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:33:57 -0500> CC: virtualvairs at corvair.org> Subject: <VV> White Smoke - was basics> > Started the convert (140) today after a several month nap (the car, not me). > Ran rough - sounded like a miss on the right side. White "smoke-like" > substance issuing forth which I initially took to be condensation boiling > off. But, then I noticed a fairly strong odor of fuel. Lid was up and a > glance in the engine compartment showed a puddle of fuel forming on the top > side of the right shroud. Inspection under the car show a puddle forming > there as well. By this point, there was a puddle forming from the exhaust > as well.> > Shut her down and tinkered a bit. Took about a 1/8 to 1/4 turn on the top > carb screws on the rt side and banged around on both carbs with the handle > of a screwdriver. Sprayed and wiped off with some brake clean so that I > could spot the leak quicker if it came back. It didn't. So, I'm > attributing this to at least one - possibly 2 stuck floats which I managed > to un-stick.> > Anyway, the point was that "white smoke" can be too much gas. More gas than > can be burned in the cylinder(s).> > Later, JR> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <FrankCB at aol.com>> To: <ScottyGrover at aol.com>> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 5:04 PM> Subject: Re: <VV> Possible Answer Re: Basic Mechanics (No Specific > Vaircontent)> > > >> > Scotty,> > Maybe you're simply using way too much water in your water injection> > system!<GGGGGG>> > Seriously, in cold weather, when a cold car is started, the water > > vapor> > in the exhaust partially condenses to a white mist as it's exiting the> > exhaust pipe. You get about a pound of water vapor for every pound of > > gasoline you> > burn. (And that's with NO water injection). But after the car is driven> > awhile, the visible white mist should disappear as the now hot water > > vapor will> > dissipate before it can condense.> > Wait till we get hydrogen fueled cars. For every pound of hydrogen we> > consume, the hydrogen engine will produce EIGHT pounds of water vapor.> > Frank "full of facts" Burkhard> >> >> >> > In a message dated 3/14/2008 6:07:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Scotty > > Grover> > writes:> >> >> >> > I have the same problem when the car has been sitting a while; no black > > or> > blue smoke but lots of white smoke when started cold. My rig is a '66 > > 140-HP> > though so I don't think it's cooling water leaking.> >> > Scotty from Hollyweird> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money &> > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)> > _______________________________________________> > This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are > > the property> > of the writer, please attribute properly. For help, > > mailto:vv-help at corvair.org> > This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, > > http://www.corvair.org/> > Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org> > Change your options: > > http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs> > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are the property> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help, mailto:vv-help at corvair.org> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, http://www.corvair.org/> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org> Change your options: http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs > _______________________________________________