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BIGDADDY21221
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I have a 1994 isuzu trooper v6 that has 170,000miles on it recently i had the trans rebuild.when i got it out of the shop white smoke was pouring out of the tail pipe so bad that i thought it was going to blow up!what could the problem be.
Oct 29, 2007 at 8:24 PM
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BLACKOP555
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White smoke is due to antifreeze getting in to a cylinder from a bad gasket, cracked block or a cracked head.

also could be a little bit of oil burning. not much just a little.
Oct 29, 2007 at 8:35 PM
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