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dlobby12
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vale adjustment

Post by dlobby12 » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:37 pm

My left cylinder sounds funny and it smokes out the exhaust.
do i need to adjust the valves?
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Post by brewsky » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:49 pm

You may need to adjust the valves, but that is not the usual cause of smoke.

Black smoke is usually an indication of rich fuel mixture, and grey/blue smoke is usually excess oil from rings or valve guides.
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