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White smoke at start up.

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Old 02-14-2021, 07:39 PM
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White smoke at start up.

Not sure if this is normal, and been like this the whole time, but recently on cold days (below freezing) I've noticed on the first start of the day, I get about one second of white smoke. It's just a short puff, is this normal, or indicative of a problem? Only in the first start of the day, and appears to be a bit more if the truck has sat for a few days.
 
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Old 02-14-2021, 10:27 PM
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Normal! Water is a product of combustion and is visible when ambient air temp is below freezing. You’ll see it all winter long on any make and model vehicle where I live.

A drastic white plume or discolouration, pressure, and loss of level in a coolant reservoir is different though.
 
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