KLR spouting white smoke - Ring replacement?
#11
06-12-2010, 10:11 AM
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 1,102
Sounds like my KLX. Mine always smokes on start-up for a minute and then clears up. I know its the valve seal(s). It has been like that since I owned it, since 2007. It only does it if I let it sit for a week or more without starting the engine.
#12
06-12-2010, 01:13 PM
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: In North Western Jersey, but from Jackson, WY Originally
Posts: 278
If it only smells like gas, not likely it's a head gasket, especially if it clears up after warm up. Just wondering has it been hard starting? Can get some smoke just from overly rich starts too.
#15
06-12-2010, 05:48 PM
white smoke is water. either condensation or coolant leak.
When it warms up the aluminum expands and seals off the leak (if there is one)
I have an exhaust leak on my truck at the header and head, for 5 minutes until it gets warm and goes away due to heat expansion.
When it warms up the aluminum expands and seals off the leak (if there is one)
I have an exhaust leak on my truck at the header and head, for 5 minutes until it gets warm and goes away due to heat expansion.
#17
06-13-2010, 05:20 AM
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: IL south suburbs of chicago
Posts: 64
if it smells like gas it could be gas. checked gas in the oil. couid be a bad carburetor float valve needle?
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