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1987 Mazda 323 170,000 1.6l

Tiny
MARK LONG
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I have just changed the timing belt. The car did jump time about 4 notches, now I have some smoke coming from the exhaust. The car is cranking great and sounding smoother. I also just had a muffler system changed on the car and we deleted the catalytic converter do you think this could cause the smoke?
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Tuesday, February 6th, 2007 AT 11:59 AM

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Tiny
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No, comeback with the color of the smoke
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Thursday, February 8th, 2007 AT 4:40 AM
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Well I finally realized what I done. When putting the wires on the distributor I messed up and went clockwise instead of counter clockwise. She is now purring like a kitten. This car has been a headache for the parts but it is a good car. Better than when I dred getting into my wifes 99 dodge intrepid. The motors for those things are not cheap. A used one is 2200 that is the cheapest I am not sure what to do with that car. I think it is the rings. It is throwing alot of gray smoke. And the engine light is on
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Thursday, February 8th, 2007 AT 7:07 AM
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A blue smoke indicates oil burning-rings/valve guides&seals/worn cyclinders-excessive crankcase pressure.

Try checking the fuel system-Gray smoke? And have the code pull
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Thursday, February 8th, 2007 AT 2:49 PM

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