1980 scout puts out white smoke

[countryboy]

Hey everybody, I was so happy when I found this website. I have a 1980 scout with a sd-33t diesel. When I first start it up it burbles around and puts out enough white smoke to kill every mosquito in a 50 mile radius. I am guessing that the injection pump needs rebuilt but I am not sure. The engine only has around 30,000 miles on it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[bluescout]

How long does it take to get running on all 6 and stop smoking? These things are generally brutal on cold startup.

[countryboy]

It usually takes about 30 seconds. I wonder if this might just be normal because after it's warmed up it runs great.

[lindstromjd]

Sounds pretty normal to me. I've got a 100% rebuilt engine (full rebuild kit and new head) and it still blows an immense amount of white smoke from a cold start. Once it warms up though, no problems at all. These engines were just designed for fuel efficiency, and nothing more as far as Scouts go.

[Ted_Olmsted]

Hay Country Boy. You might have bad glow plug on one of them thar cylinders. I agree with the others that things sound basically good if the smoke clears. I noticed with mine that on cold mornings at altitude I get plenty of smoke. I took a trip to the High Sierras and at 9000 feet it was quite a spectacle to start. The whole camp ground hated me - especially the tree huggers. so when I got her nice and warmed up, I rammed some of their greeny hybrid cars just show them was American Steel is all about. Just kidding - no ramming but lots of smoke!