<VV> white smoke, valve train noise - need HELP!

[Bill Hubbell]

I think this means your car just elected a new Pope.

Bill Hubbell

> In a message dated 4/3/05 6:10:34 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
> rbkj84 at conwaycorp.net writes:
> 
>> On 
>> the right side of the engine, there is a strong valve tap noise that 
>> began as I was driving.  I have had a lazy lifter on that side but it 
>> always seems to pump up after a few minutes when the car has gone more 
>> than a week without being driven.  There is a substantial amount of 
>> white (not blue) smoke coming out of the right exhaust.