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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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Signs of a dying 13b-msp

yes as the title says?
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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called "Search"
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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it says no result , i searched ''signs for a dying rotary''
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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it says no result , i searched ''signs for a dying rotary''
hard start, loss of power
pretty much same as any piston engines.
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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what bout blue smoke?
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by shawns
what bout blue smoke?
piston engines also burn smoke when the piston rings are leaking.
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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lol
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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Bluish tint or white smoke usually indicates you lost a seal...........not good.
How much smoke?
Sound strange, but does it smell sweet?
Are you loosing any coolant?
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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Any websites sell seals?
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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It's not that easy................better use advanced search for "bluish smoke" or "smoking" or "coolant seal" or something like that. Don't know that is what you have, but there are some videos on this site showing this issue.
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 07:05 PM
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Let's back up a second. I made some assumptions based on what you said so............

Is the bluish or white smoke coming from the exhaust?
If yes, then how does it smell?
Are you loosing coolant?
Have you ever overheated this car?
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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Never overheated , Smoke smells like 2 stroke motorbike , but coolant always decreases i fill it up every 3 days , never had coolant warning light , could possibly be a leak in radiator
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Never overheated , Smoke smells like 2 stroke motorbike , but coolant always decreases i fill it up every 3 days , never had coolant warning light , could possibly be a leak in radiator
you gotta find it out
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