ok girls and boys,

today the queen came back from SA, TX and so I got to drive the 1988 560sel. drove this morning and nada....no smoke nothing....went to lunch and when we came out she says let me try to reproduce the smoking scenario...

so her being the queen, who am i to object. initially we went in another part of the parking lot, with a downhill slope, nothing.

we wnt down the highway and found another sloped exit. so we pulled in and parked on the slope, something close to 45 deg. I got out of the car and sat behind the tailpipe. after about 5-10 minutes white smoke/steam was exiting the tailpipe. i looked under and saw water dripping out of the exhaust....she also complained of a vibration and i felt something...maybe motor mounts, i'm not sure. anyway, the smoke/steam got progressively worse....i stuck my finger in the pipe and saw it was water....a little on the tongue....water....there was a smell but i don't know what it is...

the smoke or steam is white and when i took off out of the parking lot im sure that i ticked some people off as i was billowing smoke...

i turned around on I-35 at the next exit and within a couple of minutes of down the highway driving the smoke/steam subsided....

there's my update...i have reproduced the symptoms....

1. slope to about 45 deg
2. idle in park
3. a little shake in the front end
4. lots of steam after 5-10 minutes or so

opinions please....

lyle in austin