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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 63722" data-attributes="member: 82">Any smoke from the breather will be exhaust gas, it sounds like your rings are worn or have a scratch in a bore.You said it still starts and runs well, if it's only a home machine, i wouldn't be too worried about it.Newer machines actually plumb the breether tube into the inlet manifold. Even if there was blow-by, you never know as it just gets sucked in and burnt off. Is it an option for you to just plumb it back into the inlet?The smoke at startup is normal for a diesel, when it's hot it should be pretty well clear.If the engine was hard to start or poured out smoke all the time, i'd suggest you look at a touch up.. I understand the desire to have it run like new, but the cost may be too much to be worth a full rebuild to get it back to like new condition.</blockquote>