force 40 white smoke and hardly idles

4PLAY

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I have a 1994 force 40 hp that is new to me. The engine smokes white at idle and when running. It also does not idle well. I am a rookie. Thanks! :)
 
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Re: force 40 white smoke and hardly idles

4play,<br /><br />The white smoke is one of two things: 1. water ingestion into cylinders. 2. over rich mixture.<br /><br />What do the plugs look like? If they are very clean looking, it's most likely water ingestion. That would probably be from a head gasket or exhaust cover gasket.<br /><br />The plugs would look wet and smell like fuel with an over rich condition. For that, you'll probably have to go in to the carb.
 
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