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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 11:41 PM
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idle problems

when i start my 89 d250 after it warms up and drive for a while when i come to a stop it still will steadily let a small stream of white smoke. not sure what is to blame for it any ideas?
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 05:01 PM
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Does it smell like raw fuel or like coolant?

Any fuel leaks?

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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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smells like raw fuel but there are no fue leaks or oil leaks
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 08:03 PM
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Any more problems engine miss low power, does the smoke clear up when you accelerate it, try the quick fix, new fuel filter couldn't hurt. My truck used have a low idle when the engine was hot, when I turned up the fuel screw the problem went away, sign of a weak injection pump.
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 02:11 AM
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White smoke from where? Tail pie I assume. Generally white smoke is air getting into the fuel system and throgh to the injectors. Could be bad IP or injectors too.
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