1995 Dodge Truck blue smoke when first cranked

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J.SANDERS666
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1995 Dodge Truck V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic
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what does blue smoke when you first crank the auto mean?
May 30, 2008 at 9:00 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This is a sign of worn valve guides and faulty vale stem seals in the cylinder head. Oil leak past faulty seals over night and burns of when you start up in the morning.

mark (mhpautos)
May 31, 2008 at 7:18 AM
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