White smoke coming out of engine. Is this dangerous? Can I still test drive the car? How do I fix it?

1987 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET
87,000 MILES
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DBS92
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Hi! my car has been sitting, not running for about a week now. I just replaced the fuel pump relay and got it to start/stay running. After a few minutes a little bit of white smoke started coming of the engine back where fuel injectors hook up to.
Mar 27, 2012 at 7:25 PM
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FIXITMR
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if you dont smell any gasoline in the smoke area i wouldn't worry about it being dangerous.
Mar 27, 2012 at 7:55 PM
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KHLOW2008
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White smoke can be due to coolant or water spilled onto the area. you need to find out the cause of the smoke. It can also be due to a leaking PCV hose or valve can blowby gas from engine is getting out. It is not dangerous but if it is coolant , you need to check for leakages in the cooling system and rectify to preventing overheating the engine.
Mar 27, 2012 at 9:03 PM
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