1988 Chevy Camaro runs rough,stales at idol,smoke somtimes

127,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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KELKIN
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I bought this car yesterday, seller said it only neaded som vacum lines fixed. I drove ithome it ran but rough,cut off when clutch was depresed. I repaired two cracked vac. lines set idle high so it wouldnt stale,it helped some. sometimes it doesnt smoke at all, somtimes a lot of white smoke from exhaust,it does have a large hole in the muffler. when driving it hard has plenty of power when driving normal the rpm's jump up and down. could this be my timeing, a sensor or should I just shoot the thing? Thanks for any input. Keith
Nov 10, 2008 at 1:35 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:

The white smoke is an indicator that coolant is getting into the combustion chamber. I would check the intake and head gaskets.

Joe
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:53 AM
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