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Blowing smoke....

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:54 pm
by DCM
Gday i have a 93 80 series with 256 kms on the clock and for the last 5000ks its been blowing smoke on start up and also when left to idle you give it a litle rev it blows smoke as well. it has been on lpg for the last 35 :?: ,000 k its a daily driver and has not been thrashed.

Thanks in advance Doug.

Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:02 am
by red80
Valve stem seals?

Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:31 pm
by Marc Boland
a friend of mines 80 series recently seized and was told by the mechanic that the diaphram in the oil pick up gets clogged up and caused his dillema could be your problem.
this is the first i've heard of it but his mechanic says this is quite common in 80s