Thanks for the replies guys. I think the thermostat may be part of the problem.... I will replace it posthaste.
Mike- it only did the smoking a couple of times and yes, its a black smoke... it was "chugging" when it was doing this. BTW- where is the "warm-up regulators" on these cars? I have never heard of them.
I have never seen any blue smoke from this car. Despite nearly 269K miles, it does not have any oil smoke, nor does it leak or burn any oil between changes. Amazing I know.
Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by Mike Freeman
In your first post you said the engine smoked after starting! Is it black smoke or blue/white smoke?
Black smoke would indicate the mixture is too rich (check the vacuum lines to the warm-up regulator)
Blue/white smoke would indicate worn out valve guides (oil fouled plugs will cause an engine to run badly till they clean up.)
Mike
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