Smokin Deal, Startled at startup Options

[forrestkhaag]

I recently took on another home remodel in a pro-development state (AZ) and have not had a lot of seat-time in the 3.0 -6.

Recently I returned to California to pick up a tandem axle trailer and other construction goodies for the AZ undertaking. While in Newport Beach, I thought it wise to fire up the 914 and wring it out to be sure I could refresh my memory of driving for a purpose other than to get from Home Depot to Floor and Decor.

The 914 had been sitting for two weeks + / a record for not being well road-tested. When I fired it up, big plumes of dark blue smoke billowed from the tail pipe and although it was stone cold from sitting for two weeks and on dead level ground, it started up fine. After several of the neighbors ran away clutching their cell phones and called in the fire department, the Cops, and the EPA enforcement agent dweebs - they all showed up and asked for my Emissions Permit Allowance / Fumigation Under Critical Kunditions (y'all can figure out the acronym)......... er,... anyway, the cloud of smoke cleared the entire population of the electric car crowd in the neighborhood and I had to take the car out on the highway to blow out the smoke issue.

The ones that followed the 914 misquito abatement vehicle frantically texted my Cali plate to the cops (a plate which reads T-R-A-N-C-H-E) but they dropped off due to smoke inhalation but not before Googling wtf TRANCHE means...... It means, in this case, "a little bit of a lot of things,.. Mostly smoke.. " I ran the car until the smoke issue went away.

Now today, I returned, yet again to lil' smokey........ after three weeks of the car sitting on the same level parking spot and I fired it up. It instantly jumped to life and without the slightest puff of smoke. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) not one as if it had been started every day as befor the AZ project.

Has anyone experienced this issue on cold stat after leaving a well built 6 sitting for a few days or more likely weeks? Maybe oil past the rings but.... why not today? I thought something was amiss but today's drive put that fear to rest. Maybe simply a Halloween issue........... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) sage advice will be appreciated


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