1985 Honda Accord White Smoke

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RMUPO209
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I have a 1985 honda accord with 345K miles on it. i just replaced the water pump and now whenever i start my car a puff of white smoke comes out of my tial pipe. do you know what is going on???

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Jul 19, 2006 at 10:35 AM
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BRUCE HUNT
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Keep tabs on the coolant level in the vehicle. If it drops as I suspect, you would obviously have a leak and it could be into the engine. Now it could be a head problem or you might have an intake manifold gasket leak. Now sure if this year vehicle has fluid run through the intake manifold and into the engine block.
Jul 20, 2006 at 9:09 AM
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Monitor the coolant level after the water pump replacement. If the level drops, suspect coolant entering the engine from a head gasket or intake manifold gasket leak and have those checked.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1985 Honda Accord with 345,000 miles replaced the water pump and now sees a puff of white smoke from the tailpipe at startup. The expert advises watching the coolant level; a drop would indicate a leak into the engine, possibly from the head or an intake manifold gasket, though it is unclear whether coolant runs through the intake on this year.

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