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bad hg? white smoke

Old Jun 24, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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bad hg? white smoke

Hey guys.

94 4runner 3VZE here..

Im getting white smoke for a few seconds sometimes on start up.. not everytime.. probably 2-3 out of 5 starts.

Im aware of the head gasket problems these have, so I'm wondering, does this mean i dont have much left for time?
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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might just be the water vapor. what is the air temp when you started it and this happened?
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 08:59 AM
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 09:02 AM
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oh, then probably not. does the smoke have a sweet smell to it?
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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This is the white smoke my truck made when the HG went......
and yes, it will smell sweet


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