# Stop smoking

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-smoking/127792>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda\
**Created:** [October 29, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-smoking/127792 "2018-10-29T18:37:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Charles\_Roberts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Charles\_Roberts](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Charles_Roberts)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-smoking/127792/1 "2018-10-29T18:37:05Z")

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I have a 86 mazda b2000 that I bought used! I need help figuring out why my truck looses power going up Hills and why it has white smoke coming from the exhaust?

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-smoking/127792/2 "2018-10-29T18:39:21Z")

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The white smoke is an indication of coolant getting into the cylinders - usually head gasket failure. That can cause a loss of compression, thus loss of power.