3208n/a engines start up smoke

[erniecarpet@...]

You guys with the 3208NA engine are not by yourself. Unless I have the block heater on you can see my smoke from the space shuttle!!

Ernie-83PT40, Weatherford, Tx

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[Jon]

I was just curious to find out what other people here that have the old
3208 210 hp engine about how long does it take to get the exhaust smoke
down to an acceptable level. I know if I pre-heat my engine block and
start it up it will still have enough smoke to make smokey the bear
wake up! But after I run it up to speeds for say 15 minutes than the
old smokey will just settle in and run just fine. Is there anyone here
that has rebuilt there old 210 engines and notice a big difference in
their emissions when starting up or it just the nature of the beast
with two rings to just smoke till everything gets warmed up?


Jon
Rear Dooor bird! With a plateform!!!!!

[bubblerboy64]

Jon, Mine is all temperature related. I do not have an engine
heater but my bus is stored in a non heated garage which is some
help. If it is below freezing she smokes like you lit a fire under
her for a short period of time. I would say a couple minutes.
Usually by the time the air compressor has come up to pressure so she
can be moved the smoke is pretty will down to just a little bit. If
the weather is forty degrees she'll start with a pretty good puff but
withing a minute or less it smokes very little. Going down the road
the only time I notice much smoke is if you are asking her to pull
hard. Then there is a little bluish smoke. I don't know if this is
helpful or not and I don't know what is normal. I have to add some
oil but I also have a drip which might be most of that. I add a
quart about every 4 or 5 hundred miles.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC 3208 NA
>
> I was just curious to find out what other people here that have the
old
> 3208 210 hp engine about how long does it take to get the exhaust
smoke
> down to an acceptable level. I know if I pre-heat my engine block
and
> start it up it will still have enough smoke to make smokey the bear
> wake up! But after I run it up to speeds for say 15 minutes than
the
> old smokey will just settle in and run just fine. Is there anyone
here
> that has rebuilt there old 210 engines and notice a big difference
in
> their emissions when starting up or it just the nature of the
beast
> with two rings to just smoke till everything gets warmed up?
>
>
> Jon
> Rear Dooor bird! With a plateform!!!!!
>

[Dorn Hetzel]

Mine smokes like crazy when cold as well, but it dies down pretty quickly and I don't worry about it.

Dorn Hetzel
77FC35
Hogansville, GA

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 3:18 PM, bubblerboy64 <"jehdds@hotmail.com"> wrote:

Jon, Mine is all temperature related. I do not have an engine

heater but my bus is stored in a non heated garage which is some

help. If it is below freezing she smokes like you lit a fire under

her for a short period of time. I would say a couple minutes.

Usually by the time the air compressor has come up to pressure so she

can be moved the smoke is pretty will down to just a little bit. If

the weather is forty degrees she'll start with a pretty good puff but

withing a minute or less it smokes very little. Going down the road

the only time I notice much smoke is if you are asking her to pull

hard. Then there is a little bluish smoke. I don't know if this is

helpful or not and I don't know what is normal. I have to add some

oil but I also have a drip which might be most of that. I add a

quart about every 4 or 5 hundred miles.



John Heckman

central Pa

1973 FC 3208 NA

>

> I was just curious to find out what other people here that have the

old

> 3208 210 hp engine about how long does it take to get the exhaust

smoke

> down to an acceptable level. I know if I pre-heat my engine block

and

> start it up it will still have enough smoke to make smokey the bear

> wake up! But after I run it up to speeds for say 15 minutes than

the

> old smokey will just settle in and run just fine. Is there anyone

here

> that has rebuilt there old 210 engines and notice a big difference

in

> their emissions when starting up or it just the nature of the

beast

> with two rings to just smoke till everything gets warmed up?

>

>

> Jon

> Rear Dooor bird! With a plateform!!!!!

>

[Gregory OConnor]

Having the injectors replaced (with reman inj) and pump rack
adjusted removed the white smoke on 50 degree am startups with my
old 300,000 mile dumptruck 3208. dropping 50%/50 of diesel and atf
in the fuel filter after 10,000 mile oil changes kept the smoke away
for another 100grand miles

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64"
wrote:
>
> Jon, Mine is all temperature related. I do not have an engine
> heater but my bus is stored in a non heated garage which is some
> help. If it is below freezing she smokes like you lit a fire
under
> her for a short period of time. I would say a couple minutes.
> Usually by the time the air compressor has come up to pressure so
she
> can be moved the smoke is pretty will down to just a little bit.
If
> the weather is forty degrees she'll start with a pretty good puff
but
> withing a minute or less it smokes very little. Going down the
road
> the only time I notice much smoke is if you are asking her to pull
> hard. Then there is a little bluish smoke. I don't know if this
is
> helpful or not and I don't know what is normal. I have to add some
> oil but I also have a drip which might be most of that. I add a
> quart about every 4 or 5 hundred miles.
>
> John Heckman
> central Pa
> 1973 FC 3208 NA
> >
> > I was just curious to find out what other people here that have
the
> old
> > 3208 210 hp engine about how long does it take to get the
exhaust
> smoke
> > down to an acceptable level. I know if I pre-heat my engine
block
> and
> > start it up it will still have enough smoke to make smokey the
bear
> > wake up! But after I run it up to speeds for say 15 minutes
than
> the
> > old smokey will just settle in and run just fine. Is there
anyone
> here
> > that has rebuilt there old 210 engines and notice a big
difference
> in
> > their emissions when starting up or it just the nature of the
> beast
> > with two rings to just smoke till everything gets warmed up?
> >
> >
> > Jon
> > Rear Dooor bird! With a plateform!!!!!
> >
>

[dru penland]

Just back from Colorado and experienced this problem. Scarred me a bit. Glad I was an early starter or I might of had some very angry neighbors. At 25 degrees when I left, I thought I had really blown something. Started back up in Carlsbad, at 45 degrees, no smoke. Ahh, it was a fantastic first winter trip.

Back in South Texas, but wish I was somewhere else.

bubblerboy64 wrote:

Jon, Mine is all temperature related. I do not have an engine

heater but my bus is stored in a non heated garage which is some
help. If it is below freezing she smokes like you lit a fire under
her for a short period of time. I would say a couple minutes.
Usually by the time the air compressor has come up to pressure so she
can be moved the smoke is pretty will down to just a little bit. If
the weather is forty degrees she'll start with a pretty good puff but
withing a minute or less it smokes very little. Going down the road
the only time I notice much smoke is if you are asking her to pull
hard. Then there is a little bluish smoke. I don't know if this is
helpful or not and I don't know what is normal. I have to add some
oil but I also have a drip which might be most of that. I add a
quart about every 4 or 5 hundred miles.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC 3208 NA
>
> I was just curious to find out what other people here that have the
old
> 3208 210
hp engine about how long does it take to get the exhaust
smoke
> down to an acceptable level. I know if I pre-heat my engine block
and
> start it up it will still have enough smoke to make smokey the bear
> wake up! But after I run it up to speeds for say 15 minutes than
the
> old smokey will just settle in and run just fine. Is there anyone
here
> that has rebuilt there old 210 engines and notice a big difference
in
> their emissions when starting up or it just the nature of the
beast
> with two rings to just smoke till everything gets warmed up?
>
>
> Jon
> Rear Dooor bird! With a plateform!!!!!
>

Dru and Debora
Corpus Christi, TX
1983 FC 35 RB
Steady Gittin' It!

[Gardner Yeaw]

At 25 degrees you will get a real big cloud of white smoke. You
should see what happens at 14 degrees. Once it warms up it will be
back to normal, but your neighbors will smell of diesel for a few
days.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, dru penland
wrote:
>
> Just back from Colorado and experienced this problem. Scarred me a
bit. Glad I was an early starter or I might of had some very angry
neighbors. At 25 degrees when I left, I thought I had really blown
something. Started back up in Carlsbad, at 45 degrees, no smoke.
Ahh, it was a fantastic first winter trip.
>
> Back in South Texas, but wish I was somewhere else.
>
>
>
> bubblerboy64 wrote:
> Jon, Mine is all temperature related. I do not have an
engine
> heater but my bus is stored in a non heated garage which is some
> help. If it is below freezing she smokes like you lit a fire under
> her for a short period of time. I would say a couple minutes.
> Usually by the time the air compressor has come up to pressure so
she
> can be moved the smoke is pretty will down to just a little bit.
If
> the weather is forty degrees she'll start with a pretty good puff
but
> withing a minute or less it smokes very little. Going down the
road
> the only time I notice much smoke is if you are asking her to pull
> hard. Then there is a little bluish smoke. I don't know if this is
> helpful or not and I don't know what is normal. I have to add some
> oil but I also have a drip which might be most of that. I add a
> quart about every 4 or 5 hundred miles.
>
> John Heckman
> central Pa
> 1973 FC 3208 NA
> >
> > I was just curious to find out what other people here that have
the
> old
> > 3208 210 hp engine about how long does it take to get the
exhaust
> smoke
> > down to an acceptable level. I know if I pre-heat my engine
block
> and
> > start it up it will still have enough smoke to make smokey the
bear
> > wake up! But after I run it up to speeds for say 15 minutes than
> the
> > old smokey will just settle in and run just fine. Is there
anyone
> here
> > that has rebuilt there old 210 engines and notice a big
difference
> in
> > their emissions when starting up or it just the nature of the
> beast
> > with two rings to just smoke till everything gets warmed up?
> >
> >
> > Jon
> > Rear Dooor bird! With a plateform!!!!!
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dru and Debora
> Corpus Christi, TX
> 1983 FC 35 RB
> Steady Gittin' It!
>