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hey ppl its 7:33am here now if its past 12 noon dont bother replying

anyway i have a cadillac catera (catera forums is dead, but need help)

my catera got in a slight wreck i fixed the front end and put the eng back together yesterday (hasnt been started in a year) but when i fired it up...it smoked like a muh fucker, is this because of condensation (spelling) or anything? is it normal or is it bad?

i talked to a mec there and he said it could be because it sat or it could be the coolant leaking into the eng??

he said come back today run it for like 45mins and see if it stops smoking...and if it dont theres something really bad wrong with it.

what color smoke? and how thick?

white smoke not sure on how thick if i let it idle it almost stopped but when i revv it, it blow it out like a cloud (only ran it for a total of 3 minutes)

could be water in the gas, or blown headgasket. Check for oil in the coolent?

my radiator doesnt have an opening, u can only put it in thru the overflow...so i cant check that....i did check the oil it was up to level...so could it be from just sitting too long? what would happen say if it was oil in coolant and i still drove it? what would it do too it? and would it smoke the whole time i drove it?

oil in coolent is a blown headgasket, will lead to overheating cracked/warped head and/or block... should be fixed if thats what it is. If its has the same gas in it for a year I'm willing to bet thats why its smoking.

is there a quick fix for that? it oly has like 1/4 tank left..

..anything i can do without dropping the tank ect...?

syphine it out, but it probably has a screen on the tank so you cant get a hose in it. You can buy stuff called Heet that removes the water, about $3 a bottle, any parts store will have it, and even places like Wal-Mart.

could i put it in there with gas and drive it or do i need to put it in and let it dry b4 i gas it up and go?

think you just pour it in with the gas and your good to go, read the bottle to make sure though.

i think ima fire it up and drive it around the block a few times and let it sit there for maybe an hr see if it stops somking. . .

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g'damn smoke :disappoin

you can also go the a gas station that sells "gasahol" and put a gal or two in the tank(or more)
the alchohol in the fuel will dry your tank out too, gas dryers are mainly alchohol


If you have some golden grain or everclear(190proof or better) around the house put about 1-3 cup per tankfull(depending on the size of your tank) of normal gas
( then you have made your own gasahol, which I think is actually 10% alchohol)

thats like using moonshine for gas...it works, ur car runs on it...but in the nd u fuk'd ur car up

thats like using moonshine for gas...it works, ur car runs on it...but in the nd u fuk'd ur car up


I didnt say fill your tank with alchohol :nono:


I said add a small amount to the gas tank
which is EXACTLY what you do when you add any drying treatment(incl the heet that was happily recomended) :2cents:


ps
you can drink it too, unlike heet :iceslolan

yeah that the wrong kind of alcohol there buddy.

yeah that the wrong kind of alcohol there buddy.

ethyl and methyl burn the same
I DO NOT reccommend stretching your gas by hitting your liquor cabinet

in small amounts(with lots of gas) and not often

but personally I would prefer going to a gasahol station
its cheaper than heet or liquor, and gets the job done just as well
if all you need is to dry your fuel sys out

They dont burn the same, If you've been around them you would know that. They dont even burn the same color.

ok
as I said
I would not reccommend it

I would go to a gasahol station


btw
since I must not know what I am talking about
what does ethyl do to the car?

didnt say you didnt know what your talking about, just pointing out that there not the same type of alcohol.