# White smoke - '67 MG Midget **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** smoke, mg\ **Created:** [August 25, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-67-mg-midget/3647 "2007-08-25T18:06:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidsonsw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@davidsonsw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davidsonsw)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-67-mg-midget/3647/1 "2007-08-25T18:06:55Z")
Sometimes I get white smoke. Happens most often when I accelerate from standing still, or RPMs are below 3000. Car is running at normal temperature 190-200 degrees. No signs of head gasket leaks or enging block cracks. Friend says it needs a carburator adjustment. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-67-mg-midget/3647/2 "2007-08-25T18:14:54Z")
White smoke means water or moisture in the combustion chamber. It may be from a tiny leak now that is hard to find, but will get worse as you go. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/white-smoke-67-mg-midget/3647/3 "2007-08-25T18:24:07Z")
Coolant, i.e. water, escaping from an engine in the exhaust as steam will dissipate quickly and disappear while oil smoke will remain visible quite a while in calm air. The odor of oil and coolant are quite distinctly different, also. And a rich mixture will cause oil smoke but usually black smoke will be seen often before the resultant oil smoke.