[DeTomaso] smoke

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Sun Oct 2 21:03:43 EDT 2011


Don't panic first of all.

Smoke - from where?

Headers will need to be broken it and cured.
Engine paint needs to be cured out.
Valve cover gaskets and heads themselves always needs to be re torqued after
being freshen up.
Check all parts that bolt on, water pumps, fuel pump, oil pan, etc.

Are hoses double clamped?

Yes, coils have stuff inside, they are cheap, get another one, you can test
it with a new
one or you can get the S$#@ shocked out of you, two ways to test it.

Drips and Drops are a normal part of the process, just keep it clean and
drive for limited
periods of time so that the mess doesn't stray too far from where and what
caused it, then fix what you can, clean it up and do it all again.

Michael Shortt



On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 8:55 PM, SEL <edlebby at yahoo.com> wrote:

> first major mishap today
>
> drove car - went to restart, wouldn't start - could smell gas in carb as i
> flooded it - starter motor cranked away...so i had power - seemed to be
> spark - called Bob Levitt who directed me to the dist wire...unplugged and
> replugged it at dist and at coil - car started - thanks Bob
>
> drove for a bit and saw a lot of smoke, so shut down and towed car home
>
> other facts:
>
> after every drive i have hoisted the car to see what's going on - i have
> always noticed two things - the coil always had a drop of oil hanging off
> the bottom - consistency of motor oil - dumb question: is there oil inside
> the coil?
>
> separately, there are a few drops of coolant sprinkled here and there after
> every drive, around where the tubes end and the hoses go on up to the motor
> - have tightened various hose clamps to no avail
>
> thoughts: maybe i have a bad coil? - maybe (if it has oil) it leaks and
> that caused the smoking - maybe the coolant leak got worse and burned on
> something (but it didn't smell sweet like AF) - maybe it was electrical (but
> it didn't smell like electrical smoke)
>
> questions: is there a way to test if the coil is good? - or can you tell
> from the facts that it is definitely bad? - what else would you do to chase
> this down?
>
> thanks
> stephen
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