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  1. I think i would wait on pulling anything until we are sure what is causing it. Could you post a video of it running so we can see how much and color of smoke its putting out.
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  2. Just got online after an age and a I'm bit behind things, but, cut from a message with Ej, and because white smoke is something I've seen from time to time.. "Hello Ej. I just popped in after a prolonged spell of acute back pain, from which I'm still not cured. I can't remember exactly which model you have or whether it's water cooled or not. Steam though usually can't be seen once the entire exhaust has got warmed up, it stays in the hot exhaust gasses without condensing into the cool air as visible mist. Smoke on the other hand stays as smoke whether the exhaust is hot or not. If it is smoke, check the oil isn't over filled, and check the crankcase isn't pressurising because of a blocked/pinched breather tube. You can check that easily by running the engine for a few minutes, giving it a few revs, then turning it off and quickly undoing the oil filled cap. If it gives a puff of pressure as it loosens then the breather is likely blocked. If you can take the filler out and run the engine without it spitting oil out the hole, then do that for a while, you could put a rag over the filler hole to catch a small bit of spitting, and see if the smoke starts to ease off. It may smoke for a while if there is oil in the exhaust, but if it's not being splashed and pressurised up into the combustion chamber and being burnt, the a lot of the smoking should stop within minutes. If the breather's ok, and it's really pouring out clouds of white, and I mean particularly white rather than the usual slightly blue tinge, Then it could be that your oil is contaminated with an oil of the wrong type.. There are certain common oils that sometimes get confused for engine oil when there are several containers sitting around.. Haha.. I've seen it a few times. Chainbar oil for the chainsaw is a common one, and it will fill your yard with smoke if someone changes the engine oil for chainbar oil. Transmission fluid is probably the second most common and that makes a lot of white smoke too. Hope that helps. I hope to be back in the forum soon but I'm not quite ready yet. Catch you when I do. Cheers, Mech.".
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  3. Thank you Mech Was the pulleys not opening all clogged up just got to balance the carb of now and hope it's all done 👍
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