A little white smoke on cold start

[Dr. Sievers]

So my car has been giving off just a touch of white smoke on cold start but after about five minutes of running the smoke cuts out and I'm good to go again. I know that white smoke usually means that you are burning antifreeze but I highly doubt I have a blown head gasket, engine runs way to strong for that. then again I could be wrong.

Opinions, please?

85 SE 2.5L 5-spd 200K+ (actual mileage unknown)

modifications aware of is cold air intake, exhaust is off a GT. MSD ignition, everything else as far as I'm aware of is stock. (engine compartment)

(I am still going to do an engine swap I just don't have the funds so I need this car to run until then, wife's making me buy a house first... )

 

[melsg5]

sounds like normal cold start condensation

 

[Dr. Sievers]

thanks melsg5 I always get nervous about stuff like that and I knew that it's probably just your standard issue cold start but I guess I still need to hear it from someone else.

 

[Oreif]

I agree with melsg5. It is normal start up condensation.

If it was a head gasket or other internal coolant leak, It would happen more after the engine warms up when the cooling system pressure increases forcing the coolant thru the leak.

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[javojjaaf]

while that may be the case, another idea to throw out there would be valve seals leaking by a bit...but smoke from that normally dont last any longer than the first few seconds of running. both chevy trucks i own do this a start up with the oldest one being the worse, it has 300,000 on it compared to 130,000 on the other. maybe its not a bad idea to get a valve job done, wouldnt hurt and you could check for cracks while its off. i am VERY new to these cars being that i own one and wont get to see if for a month because im deployed, but i have done all the reading i can stand online about the car and its history. so im excited to throw my ASE knowledge at these cars and see what happens...lol

 

[Zimgxp]

Keep an eye on the coolant level. If it stays the same, my guess is normal smoke.