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how do you know its time for a new fly wheel

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Old Dec 28, 2001 | 10:56 PM
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how do you know its time for a new fly wheel

well this morning i started up my car to warmup, as it was warming up i started to smell burning rubber, i then went out and popped the hood and saw bluish smoke rising from behined the manifold, what could it be????? is there some wires that got short circuted or something to do with the flywheel
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Old Dec 28, 2001 | 11:02 PM
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You might be burning coolant!. Check the filler neck and the AST for signs of oil in the coolant. If there is oil present in the coolant, u might be faced with a bad water seal and an engine rebuild. (hope it's not, good luck)
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Old Dec 28, 2001 | 11:07 PM
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no

i checked the coolant the level on the gage was at normal between hot and cool, so i cant be burning coolant
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