hey all,

weve just done a head reco, cam on an morris 1098, fitted into the van,

its running the 848 carb and needle as the 1100 was not servicable!,

we did the head gasket as well,

what does white smoke mean???....running to lean?

cheers,

blake

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have you got s brake booster/servo fitted???

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

white smoke usually means there is water in the system,
either condensed water (from over night) in the cylinders or exhaust system.
when i had this coming out, it usually subsides within 15 minutes
driving the car, or revving it a little (a little) usually heats things up and disperses the water.

it shouldnt smell like anything else but normal car exhaust gases.

another close thing to white could be oil (grey blue colour)

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White smoke is a sure sign that they have elected a new pope....

HAHA

could also mean your turbo seals have desintegrated, if you had one

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Did you do your valve stem seals when you did the head? I know that can cause smoke, dont know what colour?

why i asked if he had a brake booster is because when a brake booster is rooted it can suck brake fluid into the manifold & it will burn white smoke all day

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

brake fluid in the combustion chamber dosnt sound to good,, could be a poor mans NOS system

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1974 Moke - 998cc
76 Clubman B16a2 Vtec AWD Turbo 12.9@105mph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PW49e1hYs

OT.
Another unusual thing that can cause white smoke in some cars (not minis) is the vacuum modulator on auto transmissions. Some autos have a gizmo called a vacuum modulator and when it decides to die it lets auto oil get sucked into the manifold.
In the last workshop I was in we were asked by a customer to fit a replacement engine to a Mazda 929 because the motor was blowing white smoke, we fitted the new motor and started it up and it was still blowing smoke. We changed the vacuum modulator and the smoke stopped.
The customer paid $1000 for an engine swap that was not needed!

Let it run, you may have something in the fuel line like i did. If it doesnt clear after 10 mins, there is something else wrong. Keep an eye on the temp too, it'll go up real quick if it's too lean.

Cheers

Aaron

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it's water, the head gasket is letting wther into the cylinders.... is the engine using water? do a compression test, get one of those special thingys and pressure test the radiator, or the other special thingy that tells you if you've got exhaust gases in your water

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ive tracked it down to worn piston rings,

yeah, we did the valve guide stem seals, (full head reco)

bummer!

blake

(but hey, it still fly's compared to the 850!!!)

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