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Anonymous Posted on Oct 20, 2014

My 1988 Mighty Max is smoking from the exhaust. ..

My 1988 Mighty Max is smoking from the exhaust. .. why?? Also had trouble startin after being parked for over an hour.

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Does the smoke go away soon after starting? If so then your valve stem seals are worn out. If it smokes all the time then the piston rings are worn. Oil fouled spark plugs will cause starting problems.

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SOURCE: white smoke blowing out of exhaust?

black smoke is fuel white smoke is oil. change your spark plugs to a hotter plug and run with some hpr 50 engine oil or somrthing nice and thick

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