Exhaust spitting out water(liquid) white smoke as well

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  1. Milo916

    Milo916 Active Member

    My 72 Skylark recently sat for a month or 2 I got the carb rebuilt and now when I started her up she idles fine but when I hit the gas to bring the idle to steady normal after it warms up a little it immediately start spitting out liquid and white smoke, any ideas greatly appreciated…
    Here’s a YouTube link I recorded the issue
    https://youtube.com/shorts/maO5CfHf0Nc?feature=share
     
  2. TrunkMonkey

    TrunkMonkey Well-Known Member

    Looks perfectly normal. It's water vapor

    It's cold, and quite a bit of condensation will acquire in the glass packing of the mufflers.
    Add to that the 10-15% ethanol in gas and that also adds to the water content in exhaust.

    If you smell a "sweetness" (coolant/antifreeze) then you need to investigate.

    Take the car out for about a 30 minute drive on back roads or freeway if you can and get it really warmed up and see if it goes away.
     
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  3. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    Once its fully warmed up that should stop.
     
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  4. Milo916

    Milo916 Active Member

    Thank you guys so much for the information I greatly appreciate it! I will
    Definitely take it around for half and hour and see if it stops
     
  5. FLGS400

    FLGS400 Gold Level Contributor

    Mine does that too. Usually clears up after a little bit.
     
  6. bostoncat68

    bostoncat68 Platinum Level Contributor

    Hmm, I don't especially care for the fact that one side has more water than the other. As others said, it's probably just moisture but I would still watch your coolant levels. I had a small intake gasket leak that would manifest itself in a similar way. Once the car warmed up it wasn't there but over a few months I was also losing a few ounces of antifreeze.
     
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