White smoke from first start in the spring is very normal, if you pour oil down
the carb in the fall. It should go away in 10 miles or less. Transmission oil
burns very white. David Wallace
58 Fury
St. Clair, Todd wrote:
> Yes, it turned out to be my coil resister. From the experts I talked to, the
> points were likely in the closed position and full current was going through
> the resister instead of a pulsed current when the car is running (pulsed
> from the points opening and closing). I pulled the resister out and it looks
> ok. Next situation: I used the "pour transmission fluid down the carb until
> the engine quits" method to store the car. I started it for the first time
> yesterday. After clouding the neigborhood with white smoke, the car started
> burning oil. I took it on a good tear around the block. After about 10
> minutes of running, the right bank quit smoking (I have duals with no
> crossover), but the left bank still blows blue a little. Has anyone had this
> upon first startup in the spring? Can I assume it will go away, or do I have
> something like a stuck piston ring? The engine runs smooth and has only 2000
> miles on it. I'd hate to have a problem due to storage..
> Todd 58 Belvedere Sport Sedan out of hibernation and a little cranky
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